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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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!
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