Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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