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    The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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    Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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 word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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