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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 taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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    Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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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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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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