There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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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 United States does not have an official language.
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