English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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