The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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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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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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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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