Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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