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 words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!
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The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
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The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!
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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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