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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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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