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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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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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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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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