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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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term 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).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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