Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
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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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The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!
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The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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