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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 26m

In one fell swoop? I have said this phrase approximately eleventy-billion times without ever stopping to ask what the hell a “fell swoop” actually is. More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: www.luciefrost.com #idioms #wordnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 45m

Did you know that Eve did NOT eat an apple in the garden? Bible Lessons for Heathens begins here. What fruit did you always picture?

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 53m

What handy tips do you have? Because apparently there are some ridiculously simple tricks I have managed to live this long without knowing. Tell me your best one. More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge at the link in bio. #LifeHacks #EverydayTips #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The pompatus of love. The what?!? What song lyric have you been singing for years without having the faintest idea what it means? Keep the rabbit hole going: www.luciefrost.com #SteveMillerBand #MusicTrivia #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Can we call it divine distribution? You know the Bible in the hotel-room drawer, but did you ever wonder who actually puts it there? Follow for more Bible Stories for Heathens and other things hiding in plain sight. #BibleTok #BibleTrivia #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Did you know? Apparently thunderstorms have rules for indoor plumbing too. Because of course they do. What’s the strangest storm-safety rule you’ve ever heard? www.luciefrost.com

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do you stumble on in to vs. into? There is, irritatingly, a trick for this. Which one makes you stop and second-guess yourself?

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I knew I had fears. I did not know quite how specifically some of them could be named. What are you afraid of? #Phobias #FearFacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Worried you already messed up your whole month by forgetting to RABBIT RABBIT? Don't fret - I gotcha. #rabbitrabbit #superstitions #firstofthemonth #luciehfrost

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fuchsia. The spelling alone feels personal. What other word spellings make no damn sense? #fuchsia #EnglishIsWeird #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today, a hack, for those of us who need all the help we can get. Did you already know this one, or have you been pecking away at your phone like me? #iphone #lifehacks #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What’s the difference between instantly and instantaneously? Be honest: did you know there was one? Tell me which one you use most. #wordusage #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

25 or 6 to 4... WTF? Nothing like starting a Monday morning by realizing I’ve sung along to something for years without having the faintest idea what it meant! For more things hiding in plain sight: www.luciefrost.com #chicago #musicfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Why are barns red? Did you know? Because apparently I spent my entire life accepting this as just… what barns look like. For more things hiding in plain sight: www.luciefrost.com #history #farmfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Whatever we call it, it’s a symbol of mourning. I just wondered myself which was accurate, so thought I’d share. For more things I somehow made it this far without knowing: www.luciefrost.com #flags #civics #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Have you ever eaten roadkill? PLEASE GOD let the answer be yes, and then tell me the story. #roadkill #wildfood #howthehelldidinotknowthat #luciehfrost

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I think I may have a honey stomach of my own. Unfortunately, learning what a bee’s honey stomach actually does sent me asking questions I’m not entirely sure I wanted answered. Join the knowledge hive at: www.luciefrost.com #bees #honey #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Nature is powerful. And sometimes the thing doing the selecting is us. I had absolutely no idea elephants could change this quickly in response to human pressure. More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: www.luciefrost.com #elephants #evolution #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Have you always said “you’ve got another thing coming”? Yeah. About that... For more wonderfully unnecessary things I somehow missed: www.luciefrost.com #idioms #englishlanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Phrase of the day: cut and dried. Or is it cut and dry? Because apparently I have been saying this without ever stopping to ask why. More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge at the link in my bio. #idioms #phraseorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mish it up. Apparently I have opinions about mixing, matching, mismatching, and mishmashing things. English really does have a word for everything. More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: www.luciefrost.com #wordplay #englishlanguage #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Whole the hell did I not know that? Another perfectly normal phrase I’ve apparently been using without ever stopping to ask where the hell it came from. Find my book, articles, my newsletter, the whole shebang at my website! www.luciefrost.com

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What number do you dress to? I’m usually somewhere around a six or seven, but I finally went looking for why the hell we say “dressed to the nines.” More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: www.luciefrost.com #idioms #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hot take, I know. Find more wonderfully unnecessary knowledge at the link in my bio! #hockey #hattrick #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Am I the only one who finds the technology more interesting than the game? More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: www.luciefrost.com #football #sportsfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Baby horses are foals, colts (males), or yearlings (female), remember? For more things that made you say, "How the hell did I not know that?" aloud, visit www.luciefrost.com #PSA #publicserviceannouncement #horses #HowTheHellDidINotKnowThat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Share this reel with your gaggle. What’s next? More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: www.luciefrost.com #animals #animalfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Have you ever wondered how the hell it’s okay to eat duck medium rare? The more you know. More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: www.luciefrost.com #duck #foodfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A minuscule reminder. What word do you still have to stop and think about every single time? www.luciefrost.com #minuscule #vocabulary #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today’s advanced class: kangaroo words! Yes, that is a thing. And any resemblance between today’s vocabulary lesson and anyone you may know is entirely your own conclusion. I am merely here for the English language. #kangaroo #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What makes you [sic]? What spelling mistake makes you twitch every single time? www.luciefrost.com #sic #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

STEP foot? Stop with the step, would ya? What phrase do you hear so often that the wrong version has started sounding right? www.luciefrost.com #wordusage #idioms #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Monty Python gave us all the good things. Be honest: have you ever actually eaten SPAM? And if so… was it good? www.luciefrost.com #spam #foodfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I didn’t know diddly-squat about where this phrase came from. You? What everyday phrase have you never once stopped to question? www.luciefrost.com #diddlysquat #idioms #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I went looking for one particular sound and discovered an instrument I somehow never knew existed. What instrument should I investigate next? www.luciefrost.com #musicfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

An overly personal question? Absolutely... But have you ever stopped to wonder where that phrase came from? Follow for more completely unnecessary investigations into perfectly ordinary phrases. #inthebuff #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Why can’t my bagel just be cut all the way through? Apparently even this has an explanation. For an award-winning memoir full of things I somehow never knew: www.luciefrost.com #bagel #foodfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tired of correcting people who say “fiction novel”? Just send them this reel. Want an entire award-winning book of things we probably should have learned by now? HOW THE HELL DID I NOT KNOW THAT?: www.luciefrost.com #novel #bookfacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Are you more empathetic, sympathetic, or just plain pathetic? Empathic or empathetic: which one do you actually say? Visit www.luciefrost.com for more little oddities of the English language! #wordusage #empathy #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Continually vs. continuously. Apparently English has decided these are two different things, because of course it has. What word pair gets you every time? www.luciefrost.com #wordusage #grammarnerd #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Do I know the difference between a boulder and a rock? No fracking way! Did you know? Probably so... You probably learned it in granite school. I'll see myself out. #rock #boulder #earthscience #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Apparently one of my eyes has been running the show. Do you know which is dominant? Test yourself and tell me which eye won. www.luciefrost.com #eyedominance #humanbody #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Do you have tips to make life easier? Here’s one I somehow made it this far without knowing. What tiny life trick should everybody know? Teach me something. www.luciefrost.com #lifehacks #tipoftheweek #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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Lucie Frost @luciehfrost.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

How how how can I not have noticed such basic things about how a body works? What did you recently discover about your own body? Apparently I skipped the owner’s manual. www.luciefrost.com #bodyfacts #sciencefacts #howthehelldidinotknowthat

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