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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    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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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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