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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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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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    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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