A lawful blanket is a wife. The slang term was used frequently in the 19th century.- The Russian word ‘mir’ means both ‘peace’ and world’.
- A cheeseparer is a skinflint.
- The acronym ‘ZIP’ in ZIP code stands for ‘Zone Improvement Plan’.
- May 8, 2015, will be the 70th anniversary of VE Day, although it actually happened on May 7 in the Commonwealth countries.
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