And yes, English is a mess. Much of this is caused by it being an amalgam of a lot of other languages that have different structures and usages of their words.
I find the history of English interesting, and often watch videos on the topic. "Rob Words" has several very good videos about how quirky English is.
No I did not. it has been in a file for almost 10 years. I did add the list to it, and some to thee content at the beginning, but I did not write it.