Random English Facts

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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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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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