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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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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