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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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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