The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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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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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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 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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