Vampires suffer from arithmomania - they are obsessed with counting. Consequently, you could sufficiently distract them by throwing a pile of seeds in front of them.
(Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/qi/9312067/QI-Quite-interesting-facts-about-vampires.html.)
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science. Show all posts
Friday, 8 June 2012
Thursday, 31 May 2012
No. 160.
Tequila is made from a cactus-like plant.
(Source: Friend told me.Verified by Wikipedia.)
(Source: Friend told me.Verified by Wikipedia.)
Friday, 4 May 2012
No. 133.
There has been no scientific experiment to prove the existence of time.
(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed.)
(Source: QIkipedia Twitter feed.)
Monday, 23 April 2012
No. 122.
Albert Brooks's real name is Albert Einstein.
(Source: http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-geekiest-movie-facts/cameo-a-go-go)
(Source: http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-geekiest-movie-facts/cameo-a-go-go)
Thursday, 19 April 2012
No. 118.
In the first draft of Back to the Future, the time travel device was a fridge.
(Source: Today Show interview with the cast.)
(Source: Today Show interview with the cast.)
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
No. 117.
Tom Conti is directly related to Napoleon. One of his ancestors was Giovanni Buonaparte, who established the family line that produced Napoleon.
(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/14/tom-conti-napoleon-bonaparte-genes)
(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/apr/14/tom-conti-napoleon-bonaparte-genes)
Monday, 16 April 2012
No. 115.
The E number of gold is E175.
(Source: Twitter feed QIkipedia.)
(Source: Twitter feed QIkipedia.)
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
No. 109.
To make a jar of congealed honey runny again, simply put it in a bowl of warm water for a few minutes.
(Source: Mother's tip via Good Housekeeping.)
(Source: Mother's tip via Good Housekeeping.)
Sunday, 8 April 2012
No. 107.
Kaley Cuoco got turned down twice for the role of Penny in The Big Bang Theory before finally getting the part upon a third audition.
(Source: The Big Bang Theory: It all started with a Big Bang, an E4 behind the scenes look at the show.)
(Source: The Big Bang Theory: It all started with a Big Bang, an E4 behind the scenes look at the show.)
Labels:
Actors,
America,
Characters,
Comedy,
Science,
Television
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
No. 95.
If you see a rainbow, you have your back to the sun.
(Source: Twitter feed of BBC Radio 2 Factoids.)
(Source: Twitter feed of BBC Radio 2 Factoids.)
Thursday, 12 January 2012
No. 20.
Kangaroos have three vaginas and two wombs.
(Source: QI, episode 2.6 Beavers.)
(Source: QI, episode 2.6 Beavers.)
Thursday, 5 January 2012
No. 13.
Stephen Hawking was born exactly three hundred years after Galileo, who is often hailed as the father of modern physics, died.
(Source: Radio 4's Dear Professor Hawking.)
(Source: Radio 4's Dear Professor Hawking.)
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