In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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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 P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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