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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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 words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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