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    The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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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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    French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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    There are around 41,806 different spoken languages in the world today.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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