Random English Facts

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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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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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