Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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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 Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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