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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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