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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The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl.
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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 six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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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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The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
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The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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