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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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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