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 words ‘racecar,’ ‘kayak’ and ‘level’ are the same whether
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
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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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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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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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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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