Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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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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