A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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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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The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The longest word in the English language with no vowels is Rhythms!
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