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contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 年前

TIL That there is a numeric question trick that can almost guarantee the response to be "carrot" after a few questions, regardless of culture.

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TIL That there is a numeric question trick that can almost guarantee the response to be "carrot" after a few questions, regardless of culture.

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contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 年前
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The two word games that trick almost everyone
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Playing two classic schoolyard games can help us understand everything from sexism to the power of advertising.
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    Cucumbers are fruit though

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      Vegetable is a culinary term, not a botanical one. Many vegetables are also fruits.

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      Actually cucumbers are berries.

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        Aren’t berries fruits

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          Yes, but just nod and wave at the community made almost entirely of Redditors with particularly strong opinions on things.

          • ryannathans@aussie.zone
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            😊👋

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        Goddamnit. What about strawberry?

        • Albbi@lemmy.ca
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          Believe it or not, not a berry.

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            Fuck. Raspberry?

            • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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              I’ve got bad news

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                Shit. Cranberries?

                • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe
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                  Actually berries, and therefore fruit!

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                    Oh thank God. Coffee is also a berry.

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      Tomatoes then

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