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    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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    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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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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    The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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