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If you know what the strings on a banana are called, you're a genius.

If You Know The Names Of More Than 8 Of These Items, Then I'll Be Seriously Impressed

Name These 12 Very Common Things

If You Know The Names Of More Than 8 Of These Items, Then I&#x27;ll Be Seriously Impressed

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Historically, punts were a tactic used by glassblowers to ensure the bottle would stand upright. Nowadays, they're more of a design feature.

Punt

What is the bottom of a wine bottle called?

If you ever watched _Phineas and Ferb,_ you might remember that there was a whole episode dedicated to aglets.

Aglet

What do you call the metal/plastic end of a shoelace?

It's derived from a French word that means "to muzzle".

Muselet

What do you call the wire cage that holds a cork in place?

If you've watched _Pretty Woman_, in the dinner scene there is a discussion about how there are sometimes "three tines" on a salad fork.

Tine

What are the prongs on a fork called?

It does depend on the shape of the hammer, sometimes this can also be a claw.

Peen

What is the name for this rounded ball part of a hammer?

It comes from the word "drupe" which means a fleshy fruit surrounding a single seed, and so each bump is a drupelet!

Drupelet

Do you know the name of the little bumps on raspberries and blackberries?

It covers the bottom of your nail, situated just above the cuticle.

Lunula

What is the name of the white half-moon part of the nail?

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It's the volume of which the container falls short of being full.

Ullage

Do you know what the gap between the cap of a bottle and the liquid is called?

Of course, in the UK this is more commonly known as the hash key.

Octothorpe

What is the technical name for this symbol?

It's frequently used in comic strips to hide obscenities.

Grawlix

What do you call this typography that obscures swearing?

Phloem is a type of tissue that helps to deliver nutrients to every part of the banana.

Phloem bundles

Do you know what the stringy bits on bananas are called?

It's the foam that's formed on top of a fermenting liquid.

Barm

What is another name for the froth that sits on top of beer?

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Oh no! Some of these were pretty difficult, but there's always next time!

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Not bad! I'm guessing the trickier ones stumped you this time.

Woah! There's no fooling you, did you swallow a dictionary?

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If You Know The Names Of More Than 8 Of These Items, Then I'll Be Seriously Impressed

We all have our own words for different things a lot of the time, and if we don't then "thingymabob" and "whatchamacallit" tend to work just fine too...

And sometimes, the names of things just aren't common knowledge, or anything you'd really give much thought to. So, I'm going to show you some very common things, all you have to do is tell me what they're called:

If You Know The Names Of More Than 8 Of These Items, Then I'll Be Seriously Impressed

We all have our own words for different things a lot of the time, and if we don't then "thingymabob" and "whatchamacallit" tend to work just fine too...

And sometimes, the names of things just aren't common knowledge, or anything you'd really give much thought to. So, I'm going to show you some very common things, all you have to do is tell me what they're called:

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