Random English Facts

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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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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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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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