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"Discoveries" is the second episode of the D Series of QI and the 38th episode overall. It was first broadcast on BBC Four on 29 September 2006 and was broadcast on BBC Two on 6 October 2006. It featured the first appearance of Vic Reeves. The episode was preceded by "Danger" and followed by "Dogs".

Scores[]

Numbers in brackets mark appearances - e.g. "(2)" means "(second appearance)".

  1. Vic Reeves (1): 16 points
  2. Alan Davies (38): 0 points
  3. Clive Anderson (7): -7 points
  4. Arthur Smith (3): -23 points

Subjects[]

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  • It rains the most on Saturdays, because of industrial activities over the week cause a seven-day dust cycle.
  • The link between gelignite (invented by Alfred Nobel), saccharin, and the rings of Uranus is that they were all serendipitous discoveries. Caffeine, Silly Putty, Viagra, the Post-it note, penicillin, and the Americas were also serendipitous discoveries.
  • Charles Darwin suffered from Chagas disease. Millions of South Americans also suffer from it.[1] It was discovered by Carlos Chagas and is the only disease entirely described by one single researcher.
  • Darwin couldn't describe brown owls because he thought they were indescribable as a food. He was seen as a poor student who couldn't spell. He was a member of the Gourmet Club of Cambridge and ate animals such as the Brown Owl.[2]
  • William Dampier was the first Englishman to set foot in Australia and invented the "wind over current" map. His A New Voyage Around the World was carried around by sailors for 100 years. He influenced the books Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver's Travels. He also introduced the words serrated, nor'wester, sea-breezes, caress, rambling, sea-lion, kumquat and excursion into the English language.
  • Jules Leotard's clothing invention, which he called the "maillot", was renamed after him when he died. He also invented the Flying Trapeze.
  • Kangaroos do not pass wind, possibly because of various forms of bacteria in their stomach.

General Ignorance[]

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  • Queen Victoria wore a bustle that played the music of God Save the Queen[3] to mask the sound of her flatulence.
  • The "twit twoo" is created by two Brown owls,[4] the female goes "twit" and the male "twoo".
  • Fernville Lord Digby was the name of the most famous Dulux dog.

Task[]

Each panellist is tasked with working out what an object registered at the United States Patent and Trademark Office was designed for.

  • Clive Anderson: Brassiere Having Integrated Inflatable Bladders For The Holding Of Comestible Liquids
  • Alan Davies: Santa Claus Detector.
  • Vic Reeves: Fresh-Air Breathing Device & Method (Toilet Snorkel)
  • Arthur Smith: Three-Tiered Comb-Over To Conceal Partial Baldness

Forfeits[]

  1. I did
  2. Girl Guides
  3. We are not amused
  4. Brown owl
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