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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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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