#notqi — Public Fediverse posts
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In the US, ground pepper can contain up to 475 insect fragments per 50 grammes. Any more than this and it is sold as “A secret blend of herbs and spices.”
#USA #food #regulation #hygiene #safety #pepper #groundpepper #QI #notQI
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In the US, ground pepper can contain up to 475 insect fragments per 50 grammes. Any more than this and it is sold as “A secret blend of herbs and spices.”
#USA #food #regulation #hygiene #safety #pepper #groundpepper #QI #notQI
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When people can't see their skin, they are very bad at knowing if they have goosebumps or not. Though it’s of little concern now they have a working invisibility serum.
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When people can't see their skin, they are very bad at knowing if they have goosebumps or not. Though it’s of little concern now they have a working invisibility serum.
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Your hands are heavier than you think they are. No, even heavier than that. No, more. Heavier. Heavier. Keep trying. No, much heavier. C’mon. Heavier still. Uh, look, we’ll just leave you to it.
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Your hands are heavier than you think they are. No, even heavier than that. No, more. Heavier. Heavier. Keep trying. No, much heavier. C’mon. Heavier still. Uh, look, we’ll just leave you to it.
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Before cane sugar was introduced to Europe, food was often sweetened with bees.
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Before cane sugar was introduced to Europe, food was often sweetened with bees.
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Every day, about three hundred million Americans believe they are cleverer than they are.
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Every day, about three hundred million Americans believe they are cleverer than they are.
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There is a gene associated specifically with falling for the schoolyard trick, “smell my cheese”.
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There is a gene associated specifically with falling for the schoolyard trick, “smell my cheese”.
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Word of the Day: ABULIA - an inability to spell indecisive.
#WordOfTheDay #words #dictionary #abulia #indecisive #QI #notQI
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Word of the Day: ABULIA - an inability to spell indecisive.
#WordOfTheDay #words #dictionary #abulia #indecisive #QI #notQI
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Word of the Day: CREPITUS - the medical term for an addiction to pancakes.
#WordOfTheDay #words #dictionary #crepitus #joints #pancakes #crepes #QI #notQI
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Word of the Day: CREPITUS - the medical term for an addiction to pancakes.
#WordOfTheDay #words #dictionary #crepitus #joints #pancakes #crepes #QI #notQI
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Every colony of seals has a designated compliance officer; the seal of approval.
#sealife #animals #seals #seal #compliance #approval #standards #honkhonk #QI #notQI
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Every colony of seals has a designated compliance officer; the seal of approval.
#sealife #animals #seals #seal #compliance #approval #standards #honkhonk #QI #notQI
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A single town in China produces one half of the world's socks. A global logistical nightmare could be avoided if they made them in pairs.
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A single town in China produces one half of the world's socks. A global logistical nightmare could be avoided if they made them in pairs.
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Despite the quality of their produce, Crocodiles don’t actually wear shoes or belts, or carry handbags.
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Despite the quality of their produce, Crocodiles don’t actually wear shoes or belts, or carry handbags.
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H. G. Wells’ real name was Wishing.
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H. G. Wells’ real name was Wishing.
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On February 18, 1986, a Californian judge, annoyed by rain, bought an umbrella.
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On February 18, 1986, a Californian judge, annoyed by rain, bought an umbrella.
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Word of the Day: WAIT-GLEED - one who sits lazily watching the trash-fire that is his employer’s latest transformational change project.
#WordOfTheDay #words #dictionary #change #transformational #projects #business #management #QI #notQI
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Word of the Day: WAIT-GLEED - one who sits lazily watching the trash-fire that is his employer’s latest transformational change project.
#WordOfTheDay #words #dictionary #change #transformational #projects #business #management #QI #notQI
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Word of the Day: SYNTHESPIAN – one who pretends to play the keyboard.
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Word of the Day: SYNTHESPIAN – one who pretends to play the keyboard.
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Almost everyone with British ancestry is descended from Britons.
#british #britons #britain #ancestry #descendants #genealogy #facts #QI #notQI
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Almost everyone with British ancestry is descended from Britons.
#british #britons #britain #ancestry #descendants #genealogy #facts #QI #notQI
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The New Zealand Parliament's rules of conduct in the Chamber explicitly permit spelunking.
#NewZealand #parliament #government #rules #conduct #QI #notQI
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The New Zealand Parliament's rules of conduct in the Chamber explicitly permit spelunking.
#NewZealand #parliament #government #rules #conduct #QI #notQI
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Jor Utzon, the architect of the Sydney Opera House, would only play Scrabble if names were permitted.
#JorUtzon #architect #architecture #Australia #Sydney #SydneyOperaHouse #QI #notQI
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Jor Utzon, the architect of the Sydney Opera House, would only play Scrabble if names were permitted.
#JorUtzon #architect #architecture #Australia #Sydney #SydneyOperaHouse #QI #notQI
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Stanford University has developed an AI toilet that can diagnose health problems by looking at your poo, while growing increasingly despondent at its own lot in life.
#Stanford #University #research #development #AI #toilet #health #QI #notQI
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Stanford University has developed an AI toilet that can diagnose health problems by looking at your poo, while growing increasingly despondent at its own lot in life.
#Stanford #University #research #development #AI #toilet #health #QI #notQI
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England cricketer Alec Stewart was born on 8/4/63 and scored eight thousand, april and sixty-three Test runs during his career.
#england #cricket #cricketer #AlecStewart #test #runs #records #QI #notQI
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England cricketer Alec Stewart was born on 8/4/63 and scored eight thousand, april and sixty-three Test runs during his career.
#england #cricket #cricketer #AlecStewart #test #runs #records #QI #notQI
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Musician Will.i.am doesn't chew food on a Monday, keeping the larger stuff in his cheeks until Tuesday.
#music #pop #william #celebrity #food #eating #habits #disorders #QI #notQI
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Musician Will.i.am doesn't chew food on a Monday, keeping the larger stuff in his cheeks until Tuesday.
#music #pop #william #celebrity #food #eating #habits #disorders #QI #notQI
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Tenzing Norgay claimed that had he known he'd lose 25 pounds during his famous Everest ascent, he'd not have bothered taking his wallet.
#TenzingNorgay #Everest #climbing #mountaineering #QI #notQI
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Tenzing Norgay claimed that had he known he'd lose 25 pounds during his famous Everest ascent, he'd not have bothered taking his wallet.
#TenzingNorgay #Everest #climbing #mountaineering #QI #notQI
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If you suffer from micturition syncope, you faint when you pee and have a lot of extra cleaning to do.
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If you suffer from micturition syncope, you faint when you pee and have a lot of extra cleaning to do.