The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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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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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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