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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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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The word 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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