"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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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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