The word 'mile' is derived from the Latin word for 1,000 - the number of paces it took the average Roman!
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Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
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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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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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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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