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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 'set' has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
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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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    There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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    Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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