The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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