Random English Facts

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    The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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    '⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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    WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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    The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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    The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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    Strawberry Word Origin
    Strawberry Word Origin
    Nobody really knows where strawberries got their name.
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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