Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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