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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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    The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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    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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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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