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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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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    The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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    "Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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