English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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