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Euphimisms (1)

between jobs = unemployed
big boned = fat
correctional facility = prison
departed = dead
do your business = go to the bathroom
eternal eest = death
expecting = pregnant
full figured = fat
in reduced circumstances = poor
indisposed = busy
it fell off the back of a truck = " I stole it."
landfill = dump
message From Our Sponsor = commercial
no longer with us = dead
out-source = "we found someone to do your job cheaper."
pass on = die
passed away = died
powder your nose = go to the bathroom
pre-owned = used
pushing up daisies = dead
put to sleep = to kill an animal that is hurt, or too old
remains = dead body
rest room = bathroom
revenue enhancements = taxes

see a man about a horse = go to the bathroom
with child = pregnant

Interesting Facts About India

The name India is derived from the river Indus. The game of chess originated from India. The decimal code along with the place value system was an original Indian development. The highest cricket ground of the world is in Chail, approximately 2444 meters above sea level. Budhayana an Indian mathematician was the first to calculate the value of "pi" mathematically and explained the concept of Pythagorean Theorem in the 6th century. The Indian railway is the largest employer in the world, over a million people work for it. The game of snake and ladders was discovered in India by Gyandev in the 13th century.

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