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‘Alphabet fatigue’ is a phenomenon whereby a dictionary team becomes less and less thorough as they move through the letters of the alphabet. For instance, the first edition of ‘Encyclopedia Britannica’ had three volumes: A-B, C-L, and M-Z. (h/t @MerriamWebster)
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The real-life technology chief of MI6 is now called ‘Q’.
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This is of course supposed to say by-product, not bi-product. We are not aware of the sexual orientation of any produce relating to the Beaufort cheese industry. Our apologies for the typo. twitter.com/qikipedia/stat…
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According to a legend, the winner of the 1906 Tour de France René Pottier was ahead of his competitors by more than an hour during one stage. He stopped at a roadside cafe, drank an entire bottle of wine, waited for others to catch up, chased them down, and still won the stage.
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We are THRILLED to announce QI has been shortlisted in two categories at The National Comedy Awards 2023! 🏆
Outstanding Female Comedy Entertainment Performer:
Sandi Toksvig
Best Comedy Panel Show:
QI
If you could vote for us, we'd be so appreciative! thenationalcomedyawards.com
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‘Soy sauce’ is a tautology. The word ‘soy’ comes from the Japanese ‘shōyu’ meaning ‘soy sauce’.
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If your heart starts beating faster, the heart of your dog will start beating faster too. The longer you have had the dog, the stronger this effect will be.
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The average traffic speed in modern-day Central London is about the same speed as it was when the streets were filled with horse-drawn carriages.
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Tomato plants emit ultrasonic sounds when they’re stressed.
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Medieval surgeons used spider webs to close wounds.
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Time passes faster in the mountains than it does at the coast.
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Although only 836 people live in the French village of Montolieu, it has one bookshop for every 56 residents as well several workshops and museums dedicated to the craft of making books.
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As well as affianced couples, St Valentine is the patron saint of epilepsy, fainting, plague, beekeepers and greetings card manufacturers.
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There is an object hurtling through the Milky Way known as The Accident – it is neither star nor planet, but a very old, cold brown dwarf.
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According to the head keeper at San Diego Zoo, the worst farts in the animal kingdom come from sea lions.
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A study showed that mosquitoes in the Central, Victoria, and Bakerloo lines of the Tube are genetically different from each other. According to the researcher, the only way for them to get genetically mixed would be ‘for all of them to change trains at Oxford Circus station’.
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The Sherlock Holmes Museum is located at 239 Baker Street, but it is allowed by the City of Westminster to use the 221B address.
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Crabs have evolved at least five separate times.
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"A vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done." TERRY PRATCHETT
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Your BOUDOIR was originally your room for sulking.
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Sedona in Arizona is home to the world’s only McDonalds with a blue ‘M’. Officials felt yellow clashed with the scenery. (Image: 1Veertje, CC-BY 2.0)
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"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience." MITCH HEDBERG
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In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
TERRY PRATCHETT
(Image: Kotofeij K. Bajun)
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In Maori myths, trickster Maui tried to make people immortal by entering the vagina of the goddess of death and leaving through her mouth when she slept. His friends laughed at him and woke up the goddess, who crushed him with vaginal teeth, and thus brought mortality to people.
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Men with larger noses also have larger penises.
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A Quite Interesting Twitter feed from the team behind the BBC TV show QI.
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