Random English Facts

    33 facts tagged with English Facts

    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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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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    Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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