The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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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 Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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