What interesting things have you only recently learned about?
To be clear, this is about things which have been true for some time and you only recently learned about, not things that only happened recently. In particular, recent deaths of celebrities and other high-profile individuals should go in the General RIP Thread
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So, what interesting things have you guys...and gals...only recently learned about?
Edited by Twiddler on Apr 8th 2023 at 1:07:55 AM
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
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It's not drama though?
edited 12th Jul '17 10:46:38 AM by AdricDePsycho
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Mweheheh
The Pacific Ocean is more than twice the size of the Atlantic.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.In a few million years, thanks to plate tectonics, it might switch.
I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecue.
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
Soundcloud is most probably screwed.
Mweheheh
2 Chainz uses Tumblr.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Rural internet is so slow a pigeon carrying a flashdrive is a more efficient way of data transfer.
The subways in Manhattan have gotten the worst they been in decades now. The Long Island Railroad coimng in and out of Penn Station has been handicapped due to massive summer construction. Some passengers are calling it "The Summer From Hell"!
One Piece is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and mangakas are all inserting straw hats into their own pages!
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
Super Saiyan Rose Goku Black is basically Pegasus from Yu-Gi-Oh.
I don't know if I hate it or love it.
Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
Robin Williams started out his career being a mime and performing in front of the entrance to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan.
edited 15th Jul '17 7:47:39 AM by kyun
Colorado GOP tried to force Collegeboard to change their APUSH curriculum to a more patriotic version.
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Pear-infused vodka and cranberry juice makes a delicious cocktail with fall flavors. Maybe I'll turn it into a punch for Thanksgiving dinner. (Mostly because I'll need ALL THE BOOZES if I'm hosting)
Mweheheh
Geffen Records is currently based in New York. I thought it was in LA.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.My community college was one of the places hit by the recent flooding in Illinois. 
Update: George Romero passed away. :(
edited 16th Jul '17 8:18:40 PM by Demetrios
I smell magic in the air. Or maybe barbecue.
The Jimquisition ended.
Disasturbator
What when?
New theme music also a box
Apparently just recently. Dunno. I never followed the show. I found out about it on Twitter, despite going to Youtube every day. It had to do with Youtube's changing policies that he didn't agree with.
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
Bennet the Sage may have killed two teenage girls in Indiana. Well, at the very least, his evil twin did.
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Yeah, this guy knows what I'm talking about.
edited 18th Jul '17 8:31:26 AM by fredhot16
Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
For clarification, he posted a video joking about how some sketch of a reported killer in his area looked similar to him.
Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
Mweheheh
A lionfish's stomach can expand up to 30 times its regular size.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Human meat tastes like venison.
No, I didn't eat one to confirm that fact.
edited 12th Jul '17 10:46:21 AM by Enirboreh
bork