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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Before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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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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The United States does not have an official language.
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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