Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter b
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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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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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