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.
48
There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
175
The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
135
The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
93
'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
236
More people in China speak English than in the United States.
121
The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
287