Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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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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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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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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