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 technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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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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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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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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English sailors were referred to as "limeys" because sailors added lime juice to their diet to combat scurvy.
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