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24 Facts about Wine - mental_floss List Show Ep. 336
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Ruby Lu posted on 2016/01/07Ever wondered about the Judgment of Paris or the 'Sideways effect' on wine sales? This fun Mental Floss video spills 24 fascinating facts about wine, from its history to its science! You'll pick up tons of useful vocabulary and cultural insights that make wine talk way more interesting.
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people
US /ˈpipəl/
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UK /'pi:pl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- Men, Women, Children
- Transitive Verb
- To populate; to fill with people.
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More buck
US /bʌk/
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UK /bʌk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To resist or go against the trend
- Countable Noun
- A male deer, especially a male of the fallow deer or roe deer.
- A dashing young man.
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US /kəˈlestərɔ:l/
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UK /kəˈlestərɒl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
- Noun
- A test to measure the amount of cholesterol in your blood.
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More white
US /hwaɪt, waɪt/
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UK /waɪt/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Adjective
- Belonging to a race of people with light skin
- Of the color of fresh snow and milk
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