The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with 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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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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