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    More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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    There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch
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    The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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    In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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    The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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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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