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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The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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'Vodka' is Russian for 'little water'.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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French was the official language of England for over 600 years.
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