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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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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