The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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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 word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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