Random English Facts

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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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    Strawberry Word Origin
    Strawberry Word Origin
    Nobody really knows where strawberries got their name.
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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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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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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).
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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