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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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 technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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Shakespeare invented over 1,700 words that we use today.
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The word "clitoris" comes from the Greek word meaning "side of a hill".
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The United States does not have an official language.
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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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