Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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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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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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