English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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 technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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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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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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