A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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The word 'gymnasium' comes from the Greek word gymnazein which means 'to exercise naked.'"
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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