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You can tell the rough date of a Victorian image by ladies’ gloves; they were worn short until 1835, mid-length until 1865, then up beyond the elbow by 1900.
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According to one interpretation, the line ‘That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet’ from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ might have been a joke about a competitor of Shakespeare’s Globe called the Rose Theatre that was notorious for its clogged sewage system.
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Living amongst dying houseplants makes you more stressed than having none at all.
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According to the Roman writer Juvenal, one of the punishments for adultery was the insertion of a mullet in the offender’s anus.
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Word of the day: QUAALTAGH, n. the first person you meet when you leave the house (from the Manx language).
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Replacing all the UK’s cars and vans with electric batteries would require twice the current worldwide annual production of cobalt.
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Watching Keeping Up With Kardashians makes you less sympathetic to the poor.
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In a UK supermarket, if a salad is described as ‘washed’ that usually means washed in a chlorine rinse.
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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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The red material dropped from planes fighting forest fires acts both as a flame retardant and fertiliser, to help new growth after the fire is extinguished.
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Some elephants in Angola have learned to detect and avoid landmines. They also warn other elephants of the danger.
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Toronto financier Charles Vance Millar (1854-1926) used his will as a vehicle for practical jokes.
For instance, he willed a vacation home to three men who hated each other, on condition they lived there together indefinitely.
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One Arabic equivalent to ‘making a mountain out of a molehill’ is ‘making a wine shop out of a raisin’.
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A French power station that makes enough electricity for about 1,500 homes is powered by the bi-products of the Beaufort cheese industry.
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While filming the 1996 horror movie Scream, a phone used by Drew Barrymore’s character to make panicked 911 calls was accidentally left connected. Concerned police phoned back to check the murders weren’t real.
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According to documents provided by his son, Nostradamus came up with his prophecies during trance sessions induced by nutmeg which can cause hallucinations if consumed in large quantities.
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Contrary to rumours, the Library of Congress doesn’t have a very small stash of Sigmund Freud’s cocaine. They have a very small stash of Sigmund Freud’s friend’s cocaine.
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Word of the day: MITTYESQUE - describes a person who spends more time daydreaming than paying attention to the real world
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Word of the Day: SLOTCH (South Lancashire, 19th Century) — a gluttonous, drunken clown.
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In 2009, a set of identical twins was arrested for a jewelry heist in Germany.
DNA evidence proved that at least one of them was at the crime scene. But since it was impossible to prove which individual was guilty, both were acquitted.
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Dinosaurs were likely capable of dreaming.
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The UK’s first national lottery in 1567 promised ‘get out of jail free cards’. To boost sales, ticket holders could avoid arrest for misdemeanour crimes.
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About 15% of the population of the world has a headache at any given time.
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The ‘wheady mile’ is an old Shropshire term meaning the last bit of a journey that goes on much longer than you thought it would.
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In 1974, The U.S. National Book Awards ceremony was interrupted by a naked streaker running through the hall and shouting ‘Read books! Read books!’
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A Quite Interesting Twitter feed from the team behind the BBC TV show QI.
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