Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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