Random English Facts

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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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    A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    Strawberry Word Origin
    Strawberry Word Origin
    Nobody really knows where strawberries got their name.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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).
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