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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 most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used!
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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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    'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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    Before WWI, German Was the Second Most Widely Spoken Language in the United States
    Before it was repressed during World War I, German was the second most widely spoken language in the United States and many local governments, schools, and newspapers operated in German.
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    Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village'.
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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 word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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