Happy 225th birthday, Gail Borden Jr.! I went looking into milk and fell into the rabbit hole of a man who apparently collected careers.
Which historical figure had the most exhausting résumé?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milk #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Which historical figure had the most exhausting résumé?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milk #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Happy 225th birthday, Gail Borden Jr.! I went looking into milk and fell into the rabbit hole of a man who apparently collected careers.
Which historical figure had the most exhausting résumé?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milk #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Which historical figure had the most exhausting résumé?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milk #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Why does some milk need refrigeration while other unopened milk can just... live on a shelf?
I went looking for an answer and found a whole new reason to stare suspiciously at the dairy aisle.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milkfacts #foodscience #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I went looking for an answer and found a whole new reason to stare suspiciously at the dairy aisle.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milkfacts #foodscience #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Why does some milk need refrigeration while other unopened milk can just... live on a shelf?
I went looking for an answer and found a whole new reason to stare suspiciously at the dairy aisle.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milkfacts #foodscience #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I went looking for an answer and found a whole new reason to stare suspiciously at the dairy aisle.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#milkfacts #foodscience #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Why is “milquetoast” spelled like somebody took a wrong turn through the alphabet? Naturally, I had to investigate.
What word did you learn to spell embarrassingly late?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#wordorigins #spelling #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What word did you learn to spell embarrassingly late?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#wordorigins #spelling #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Why is “milquetoast” spelled like somebody took a wrong turn through the alphabet? Naturally, I had to investigate.
What word did you learn to spell embarrassingly late?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#wordorigins #spelling #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What word did you learn to spell embarrassingly late?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#wordorigins #spelling #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What's a word you were absolutely convinced you understood... until you discovered you didn't?
This one humbled me.
And for even MORE things that make you say HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT!? out loud, visit https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #GrammarAndLanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
This one humbled me.
And for even MORE things that make you say HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT!? out loud, visit https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #GrammarAndLanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 5, 2026 at 3:10 PM
What's a word you were absolutely convinced you understood... until you discovered you didn't?
This one humbled me.
And for even MORE things that make you say HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT!? out loud, visit https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #GrammarAndLanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
This one humbled me.
And for even MORE things that make you say HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT!? out loud, visit https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #GrammarAndLanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Friday Funday! Five things you may not know about me. Whether you wanted to know them is another question!
Now it's your turn! Tell me something I may not know about YOU. I'm nosy like that.
#fridayfun #gettoknowme #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Now it's your turn! Tell me something I may not know about YOU. I'm nosy like that.
#fridayfun #gettoknowme #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Friday Funday! Five things you may not know about me. Whether you wanted to know them is another question!
Now it's your turn! Tell me something I may not know about YOU. I'm nosy like that.
#fridayfun #gettoknowme #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Now it's your turn! Tell me something I may not know about YOU. I'm nosy like that.
#fridayfun #gettoknowme #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I went looking for one answer and came back with 101... as one does.
What other dog facts have you spotted?
And spot even more at www.luciefrost.com
#dogs #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What other dog facts have you spotted?
And spot even more at www.luciefrost.com
#dogs #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I went looking for one answer and came back with 101... as one does.
What other dog facts have you spotted?
And spot even more at www.luciefrost.com
#dogs #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What other dog facts have you spotted?
And spot even more at www.luciefrost.com
#dogs #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I mean, there’s no particular reason this phrase came to mind, right? RIGHT?
Which phrase has been working overtime lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #LanguageFacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Which phrase has been working overtime lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #LanguageFacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I mean, there’s no particular reason this phrase came to mind, right? RIGHT?
Which phrase has been working overtime lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #LanguageFacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Which phrase has been working overtime lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#Vocabulary #LanguageFacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Why is it a bathroom, a restroom, a loo, a head… or the John?
Same basic destination. A ridiculous number of names.
What do you call it where you live? I'm collecting answers.
#etymology #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Same basic destination. A ridiculous number of names.
What do you call it where you live? I'm collecting answers.
#etymology #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Why is it a bathroom, a restroom, a loo, a head… or the John?
Same basic destination. A ridiculous number of names.
What do you call it where you live? I'm collecting answers.
#etymology #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Same basic destination. A ridiculous number of names.
What do you call it where you live? I'm collecting answers.
#etymology #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Happy Halloween! I sound angry, but actually, I love cats. Meow.
Tell me about your little monster.
#Halloween #Cats #howthehelldidinotknowthat #sleepdemon
Tell me about your little monster.
#Halloween #Cats #howthehelldidinotknowthat #sleepdemon
October 31, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Happy Halloween! I sound angry, but actually, I love cats. Meow.
Tell me about your little monster.
#Halloween #Cats #howthehelldidinotknowthat #sleepdemon
Tell me about your little monster.
#Halloween #Cats #howthehelldidinotknowthat #sleepdemon
I mean, of course I knew that you could hurt your eyes with sun, on water, skiing. I just didn’t think of it as “sunburning” your eyes. Ouch.
#science #health #howthehelldidinotknowthat
#science #health #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I mean, of course I knew that you could hurt your eyes with sun, on water, skiing. I just didn’t think of it as “sunburning” your eyes. Ouch.
#science #health #howthehelldidinotknowthat
#science #health #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Does Anderson Cooper wear blue contacts?
I started with his eyes and ended up with questions about my own. Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#AndersonCooper #Science #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I started with his eyes and ended up with questions about my own. Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#AndersonCooper #Science #howthehelldidinotknowthat
November 1, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Does Anderson Cooper wear blue contacts?
I started with his eyes and ended up with questions about my own. Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#AndersonCooper #Science #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I started with his eyes and ended up with questions about my own. Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#AndersonCooper #Science #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What’s your worst costume fail? I have a few contenders.
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 31, 2026 at 4:10 PM
What’s your worst costume fail? I have a few contenders.
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What’s your worst costume fail? I have a few contenders.
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 31, 2026 at 3:09 PM
What’s your worst costume fail? I have a few contenders.
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Prefer to read my Halloween story? Here it is on NextTribe:
https://nexttribe.com/magazine/memories-of-a-halloween-geek-bad-halloween-costumes/
#Halloween #Humor #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I thought this term was obvious. Silly me.
Apparently I can add my own vocabulary to the list of things I shouldn't be so confident about!
What word has fooled you lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com #hippophobia #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Apparently I can add my own vocabulary to the list of things I shouldn't be so confident about!
What word has fooled you lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com #hippophobia #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I thought this term was obvious. Silly me.
Apparently I can add my own vocabulary to the list of things I shouldn't be so confident about!
What word has fooled you lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com #hippophobia #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Apparently I can add my own vocabulary to the list of things I shouldn't be so confident about!
What word has fooled you lately?
https://www.luciefrost.com #hippophobia #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Day 2. Who'll end this filibuster of my feed?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Day 2. Who'll end this filibuster of my feed?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Somebody decided “colder than a witch’s tit” was a perfectly reasonable weather report.
And we just went along with it?
More “HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT?” moments await in my book and audiobook: https://www.luciefrost.com
#idioms #language #howthehelldidinotknowthat
And we just went along with it?
More “HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT?” moments await in my book and audiobook: https://www.luciefrost.com
#idioms #language #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Somebody decided “colder than a witch’s tit” was a perfectly reasonable weather report.
And we just went along with it?
More “HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT?” moments await in my book and audiobook: https://www.luciefrost.com
#idioms #language #howthehelldidinotknowthat
And we just went along with it?
More “HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT?” moments await in my book and audiobook: https://www.luciefrost.com
#idioms #language #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Mother Nature, I have a complaint.
Specifically about female ferrets. Because WHAT THE HELL did they do to deserve this?
Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#ferrets #animalfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Specifically about female ferrets. Because WHAT THE HELL did they do to deserve this?
Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#ferrets #animalfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 28, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Mother Nature, I have a complaint.
Specifically about female ferrets. Because WHAT THE HELL did they do to deserve this?
Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#ferrets #animalfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Specifically about female ferrets. Because WHAT THE HELL did they do to deserve this?
Did you know this one?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#ferrets #animalfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Day 3. I finally yield the floor.
The filibuster of my own feed is OVER. Okay, civics lesson over. On to more interesting stuff. Like HALLOWEEN.
Did you survive this three-part debate?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
The filibuster of my own feed is OVER. Okay, civics lesson over. On to more interesting stuff. Like HALLOWEEN.
Did you survive this three-part debate?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Day 3. I finally yield the floor.
The filibuster of my own feed is OVER. Okay, civics lesson over. On to more interesting stuff. Like HALLOWEEN.
Did you survive this three-part debate?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
The filibuster of my own feed is OVER. Okay, civics lesson over. On to more interesting stuff. Like HALLOWEEN.
Did you survive this three-part debate?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #history #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Something truly terrifying is coming. No, not Halloween. The midterms.
So I’m filibustering! Time for remedial civics. Not saying I needed the refresher (of course not).
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
So I’m filibustering! Time for remedial civics. Not saying I needed the refresher (of course not).
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 27, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Something truly terrifying is coming. No, not Halloween. The midterms.
So I’m filibustering! Time for remedial civics. Not saying I needed the refresher (of course not).
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
So I’m filibustering! Time for remedial civics. Not saying I needed the refresher (of course not).
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#filibuster #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Knock on wood.
I say it without thinking, but now I'm wondering how many of us actually look for something wooden to knock on.
Do you knock, say it, or both?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#knockonwood #idioms #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I say it without thinking, but now I'm wondering how many of us actually look for something wooden to knock on.
Do you knock, say it, or both?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#knockonwood #idioms #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Knock on wood.
I say it without thinking, but now I'm wondering how many of us actually look for something wooden to knock on.
Do you knock, say it, or both?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#knockonwood #idioms #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I say it without thinking, but now I'm wondering how many of us actually look for something wooden to knock on.
Do you knock, say it, or both?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#knockonwood #idioms #howthehelldidinotknowthat
These always blow my mind.
Have you ever been absolutely CERTAIN you remembered something correctly… until someone else remembered it differently? Tell me which one got you.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#mandelaeffect #popculture #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Have you ever been absolutely CERTAIN you remembered something correctly… until someone else remembered it differently? Tell me which one got you.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#mandelaeffect #popculture #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
These always blow my mind.
Have you ever been absolutely CERTAIN you remembered something correctly… until someone else remembered it differently? Tell me which one got you.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#mandelaeffect #popculture #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Have you ever been absolutely CERTAIN you remembered something correctly… until someone else remembered it differently? Tell me which one got you.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#mandelaeffect #popculture #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Have a pet peeve of your own? Tell me. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll make a reel about it.
Today’s rabbit hole involves two expressions that keep getting in each other’s way.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#grammar #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Today’s rabbit hole involves two expressions that keep getting in each other’s way.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#grammar #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 25, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Have a pet peeve of your own? Tell me. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll make a reel about it.
Today’s rabbit hole involves two expressions that keep getting in each other’s way.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#grammar #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Today’s rabbit hole involves two expressions that keep getting in each other’s way.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#grammar #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
What’s the difference between “newly found” and “newfound”? I started wondering, and now we're all here.
I love English. I also reserve the right to argue with it.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#newfound #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I love English. I also reserve the right to argue with it.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#newfound #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 25, 2026 at 6:09 PM
What’s the difference between “newly found” and “newfound”? I started wondering, and now we're all here.
I love English. I also reserve the right to argue with it.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#newfound #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I love English. I also reserve the right to argue with it.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#newfound #wordusage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Whether it's cake or pie... I'll take it.
Were you raised in a “pie hole” or “cake hole” household? Or was there a third contender?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#idioms #englishlanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Were you raised in a “pie hole” or “cake hole” household? Or was there a third contender?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#idioms #englishlanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 26, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Whether it's cake or pie... I'll take it.
Were you raised in a “pie hole” or “cake hole” household? Or was there a third contender?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#idioms #englishlanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Were you raised in a “pie hole” or “cake hole” household? Or was there a third contender?
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#idioms #englishlanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat
This is a public service announcement.
I have a tiny spelling grievance, and apparently I can't keep it to myself.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#spelling #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I have a tiny spelling grievance, and apparently I can't keep it to myself.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#spelling #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat
October 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This is a public service announcement.
I have a tiny spelling grievance, and apparently I can't keep it to myself.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#spelling #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat
I have a tiny spelling grievance, and apparently I can't keep it to myself.
https://www.luciefrost.com/
#spelling #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat