The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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