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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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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 "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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    The words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
    they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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