The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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 "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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Englishmen drink more tea than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than Americans)
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The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
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There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”:
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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