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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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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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"!
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The United States does not have an official language.
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Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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