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- The dollar symbol represents a U and S for United States - Our eyes are always the same size at birth but our nose and ears continue growing - There are two credit cards for every person in the United States - The US government keeps its silver supply at West Point Military Academy - The three largest landowners in England are the Queen, the Church of England, and Trinity College Cambridge - The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula - Madrid is the only European capital not located on a river

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English Is Fun

- The dollar symbol represents a U and S for United States - Our eyes are always the same size at birth but our nose and ears continue growing - There are two credit cards for every person in the United States - The US government keeps its silver supply at West Point Military Academy - The three largest landowners in England are the Queen, the Church of England, and Trinity College Cambridge - The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula - Madrid is the only European capital not located on a river

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Did You Know That..?

The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.)


Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop
rowin.
There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
The United States overnment !eeps its supply of silver at the U.S. "ilitary
#cademy at $est %oint, &'
The three larest land(owners in )nland are the *ueen, the +hurch of )nland
and Trinity +ollee, +ambride.
The white part of your finernail is called the lunula.
"adrid is the only )uropean capital city not situated on a river.
The ,oston University ,ride (on +ommonwealth #venue, ,oston,
"assachusetts) is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train
drivin under a car drivin under an airplane.
)mus cannot wal! bac!wards.
The shoppin mall in #bbotsford, ,ritish +olumbia, +anada has the larest
water cloc! in &orth #merica.
$hen a coffee seed is planted, it ta!es five years to yield its first consumable
fruit.
The common oldfish is the only animal that can see both infra(red and ultra(
violet liht.
There are only three animals with blue tonues, the ,lac! ,ear, the +how
+how do and the blue(tonued lizard.
And
Did you know that.
- if you really want to learn a lanuae then it.s important to be able to understand the /o!es
told in that lanuae. This is especially useful in )nlish because /o!es form an important part of
the )nlish lanuae.
0 Teacher1 "aria please point to #merica on the map.
"aria1 This is it.
Teacher1 $ell done. &ow class, who found #merica2
+lass1 "aria did.
0 #1 #ren.t you wearin your weddin rin on the wron finer2
,1 'es 3 am, 3 married the wron woman.
0 #1 4octor, will 3 be able to play the piano after the operation2
,1 'es, of course.
#1 5reat6 3 never could before6
0 Teacher1 7ow can we et some clean water2 Student1 ,rin the water from the river and wash
it.

0#1 "eet my new born brother.
,1 Oh, he is so handsome6 $hat.s his name2
#1 3 don.t !now. 3 can.t understand a word he says.
0 *1 $hat starts with ), ends with ) and only has one letter2
#1 #n envelope.
0# math /o!e
Teacher1 $hat.s 8 and 82
%upil1 9
Teacher1 That.s ood.
%upil1 5ood2, that.s perfect6
0 # family of mice were surprised by a bi cat.
:ather "ouse /umped and and said1
;,ow(wow6;
The cat ran away.
;$hat was that, :ather2; as!ed ,aby "ouse.
;$ell, son, that.s why it.s important to learn a second lanuae.;

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