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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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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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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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