Random English Facts

    33 facts tagged with English Facts

    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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    The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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 "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
    Dr. Seuss invented the word 'nerd'.
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    Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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