Random English Facts

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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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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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    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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    Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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    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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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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