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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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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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More people in Africa speak French than in France itself.
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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