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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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Thinking in a foreign language makes decisions more rational.
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The distress code 'Mayday' comes from the French for help me, M'Aide!
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The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
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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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