A thirst-trap Twitter account asked people to ‘tell me something I don’t know’ and these 17 A++ replies were both hilarious and informative
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A Cappuccino gets its name from monks. It comes from the fact that when enough milk was added it made the coffee the same colour as the robes of a Capuchin friar…
They also inspired the name of the Capuchin monkey for the same reason – the colour – not the adding milk 😳 https://t.co/csXLBlGybP— John Donoghue (@JohnDonoghue64) February 11, 2026
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Wombats poo is square so it doesn’t roll away to help them mark & secure their territory. https://t.co/l1KUujbB5M
— Si76 (@ReturnOfMount) February 11, 2026
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The UK’s lowest temperature on record of -27.2°C has been recorded on three separate occasions, once in each of the three winter months; December 1995, January 1982 & February 1895. https://t.co/9tE2Ycs7TW
— Official Weather UK ❄️ (@Official_WXUK) February 9, 2026
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An octopus has 3 hearts https://t.co/f2GtWKNR48
— The Governor (@adorablegov) February 11, 2026
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Despite his tough-guy image when playing Ken Boon, Michael Elphick was scared of riding Boon’s motorcycle. https://t.co/DdUIwCHj1i
— kramerica industries (@hepimp) February 10, 2026
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Mr Kipling offered James Hayter more money to leave the role of Mr Tebbs in Are You Being Served than the BBC offered him to play it, because they feared their adverts, which relied on Hayter’s distinctive voice, would be affected if he became closely associated with the sitcom. https://t.co/YvpjgtmMOo
— Chris McVeigh (@Ally_Fraser) February 10, 2026
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Fred west used to eat onions like apples. Don’t look it up https://t.co/BCXuEaIVUH
— Ruth Husko (@dank_ackroyd) February 10, 2026
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Dennis taylor didn’t have a nickname. https://t.co/vbNWbaCJyu
— richard (@Dickwith2dogs) February 10, 2026
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The old wives’ tale about distracting a dog that’s biting you by putting your finger up its arse doesn’t actually work.
You just get a smelly finger and a more bitey dog.
— Inspector Morose (@InspM0r0s3) February 10, 2026
Interesting stuff! Daisy considered herself to be duly informed.
I guess there was a lot I didn’t know 😅 https://t.co/bpZzgpPIt1
— Daisy Monroe (@BlondieMonroeX) February 10, 2026
Source @BlondieMonroeX