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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The United States does not have an official language.
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The equivalents of the English saying "That's Greek to me" are "This appears to be Spanish" (German), "This is Chinese to me" (Dutch), "It's German to me" (Philippines), "It's Hebrew" (Finnish), "It's Chinese to me" (Hebrew), "Sounds like Mars language/These are chicken intestines" (China).
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