The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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