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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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  • Potato Lover 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)
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    I was given this one once, but my response was cucumber.
    I like eating cucumbers.

    Now I want a cucumber again. Fresh, juicy cucumber.

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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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          Goddamnit. What about strawberry?

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            Believe it or not, not a berry.

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              Fuck. Raspberry?

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                I’ve got bad news

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                  Shit. Cranberries?

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                    Actually berries, and therefore fruit!

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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.

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              😊👋

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        Tomatoes then

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      Take your negative calories.

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