The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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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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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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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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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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