Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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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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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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