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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Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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