The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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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 word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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