Fact10:01AMThe English word ‘squirrel’ is particularly difficult for Germans to pronounce.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact8:01PMThe rooster on the Corn Flakes box is called Cornelius. They chose a rooster because the word ceiliog, Welsh for cockerel, sounds a bit like Kellogg.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact6:01PMUntil the 1960s, the only reliable pregnancy test was to inject a woman’s urine into a female African clawed frog. If the woman was pregnant, the frog would ovulate within 12 hours.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic5:01PMLiceAnalysis of the remains of Napoleon’s soldiers who died in the retreat from Moscow confirms that lice killed more men than the Russians did.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact4:01PMAmericans eat 500 million pounds of peanut butter a year, enough to coat the floor, of the Grand Canyon.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact2:01PM51% of British women under 50 have never been married: twice as many as in 1980.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact12:01PMPotoooooooo, an 18th c racehorse was so named when a stable lad misspelt his name, Potatoes, on a feed bin. It was later shortened to Pot8osLink to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic12:01PMLobstersThere are about 50 species of lobster, including the hunchback locust, the velvet fan and the musical furry.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact10:01AMIn 2002, an American bomber attempted to plant 18 bombs which, when they exploded, would form a giant smiley face.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact8:01PMTo perfect Hercule Poirot’s walk, actor David Suchet clasped a coin between his buttocks.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact6:01PMUntil 1857, it was legal for British husbands to sell their wives. The going rate was £3,000 (£223,000 in today’s money).Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic5:01PMPantomimeGyles Brandreth is the founder the British Pantomime Association.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact4:01PMThe bee hummingbird is the world’s smallest bird. It weighs about as much as a tea bag.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact2:01PMSir Francis Drake left all his money to the poor people of Plymouth.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic12:01PMPsychotherapySweat therapy is the combination of group counselling/psychotherapy with group sweating. It usually takes place in a sauna.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact10:01AMArgentinians speak Spanish with a strong Italian accent.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact8:01PMThere are 1,397 known asteroids capable of causing ‘major devastation’ if they hit the Earth.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic5:01PMLiving StatuesAntonia Santos, aka Staticman, holds the Guinness World Record for standing still for 20 hours, 11 minutes and 38 seconds in 2003.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact4:01PMIf you have no debts and £10 in your pocket, you are wealthier than a quarter of Americans.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
