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    There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
    tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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    The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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