The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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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 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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