Random English Facts

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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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    Strawberry Word Origin
    Strawberry Word Origin
    Nobody really knows where strawberries got their name.
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    The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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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 word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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