A “butt” was a Medieval unit of measure for wine. Technically, a 'buttload' of wine is about 475 liters, or 126 gallons.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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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 are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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