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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More people in China speak English than in the United States.
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Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!
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There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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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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'Go', is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Beelzebub is Hebrew for 'Lord of the Flies'.
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