The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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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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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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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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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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