English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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