"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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