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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'⸮' is a punctuation mark that was first proposed in the 1580s to denote sarcasm or irony.
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The P.S. at the end of a letter stands for Post Script.
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WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW.. 'WASITACARORACATISAW'.. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence.
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"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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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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