Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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