Random English Facts

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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    A single banana is called a finger and a bunch of bananas is called a hand.
    A single banana is called a finger and a bunch of bananas is called a hand.
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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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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    The United States does not have an official language.
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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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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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