The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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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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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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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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