Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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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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The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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