Random English Facts

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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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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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    The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start, excluding the North and South infront of AmericA.
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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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    TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
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