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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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    The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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    The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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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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