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 equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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Shakespeare's works contain first-ever recordings of 2,035 English words, including critical, frugal, excellent, barefaced, assassination, and countless.
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The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses!
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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