Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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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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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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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).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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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