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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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