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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
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China has more English speakers than the United States.
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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