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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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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