English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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 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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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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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