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    The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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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 sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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