Fact10:01AMBeekeeping is illegal under the New York City Health Code, because bees are ‘naturally inclined to do harm’.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact8:01PMThere are more stars in the universe than words have been spoken by all of the humans who have ever lived.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact6:01PMThe air in an average-sized room weighs about 100 pounds.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic5:01PMThe Namib DesertTemperatures in the Namib can reach as high as 60°C during the day and below 0°C at night.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact4:01PMIn 117 ad, Emperor Hadrian declared attempted suicide by soldiers, a form of desertion and made it a capital offence.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact2:01PMCharette n. An intense flurry of activity to finish something by a deadline.Link to this itemShareMore from @qikipedia
Topic12:01PMMoustaches The Albanian language has 27 different words to describe the shape of moustaches.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact10:01AMMatt LeBlanc was down to his last $11 when he got the part of Joey in Friends.Link to this itemShareMore from @qikipedia
Fact6:01PMEskimos use refrigerators to stop their food from freezing.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic5:01PMFruit FliesIf you deprive a fruit fly of sleep, it will try to catch up the next day.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact4:01PMBecause Tonto means ‘stupid’ in Spanish, when The Lone Ranger was shown in Latin America, he was called Toro, ‘bull’.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact2:01PMThere are two cs in the word Icelandic, but there is no letter c in the Icelandic language.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic12:01PMStiltsIn 1859, daredevil Charles Blondin walked across Niagara Falls on stilts.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact10:01AMThe Romans used powdered mouse brains as toothpaste.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact8:01PMIn the French Harry Potter books, Voldemort’s middle name is Elvis.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact6:01PMHistorical Catholic clergy include: Bishop Boil, Bishop Boom, Bishop Broccoli, Bishop Bolognese, Bishop Busti, Bishop Butt, and Bishop Bishop.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic5:01PMWaspsA wasp sting can be treated with deodorant containing aluminium.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact4:01PMIn 1870, two million rabbits were killed every year in Australia, all descended from just 24 released in 1859.Link to this itemShareMore from @qikipedia
Fact2:01PMDuring the 1741 General Election, angry voters pelted candidates with dead cats and dogs.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact12:01PMThe Oxford English Dictionary takes 9,000 words to describe the 45 different meanings of ‘at’.Link to this itemShareMore from @qikipedia
Topic12:01PMMigrationLadybirds migrate from Sicily to Malta.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact10:01AMThe world’s first GPS shoes are activated by clicking the heels three times.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact8:01PMA 2011 opinion poll found that 51% of Britons want the reinstatement of the death penalty.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact6:01PMThe man after whom Parkinson’s disease is named was once arrested for plotting to assassinate George III with a poisoned dart.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic5:01PMPinkCasanova often used linen condoms which had a pink ribbon and a pouch at one end so they could be tied on.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
Fact4:01PMEnough Polo mints are produced in one year to give everyone in the UK 114 each.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Fact2:01PMThe word ‘ushers’ contains five pronouns: us, she, he, her and hers. Link to this itemShareMore from @qikipedia
Fact12:01PMAmerican bullfrogs’ eyes have special retinas. The top half sees in daylight, the bottom sees into the water in infrared.Link to this itemShareSourceMore from @qikipedia
Topic12:01PMBurns NightThe official world record for haggis hurling is 217ft set by Lorne Coltart in 2011.Find out more at the QI EncyclopaediaLink to this itemShareSource
