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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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    Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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    The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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