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
Our Favorite Cowgirl, er, Mare
"Bad dream" redirects to "Nightmare" on Wikipedia. I always thought bad dreams were just a milder form of nightmares.
I like to keep my audience riveted.
Apple Cinnamon Toast Crunch is a thing. And it is FUCKING delicious.
"Team Ken, baby"
'House of Fun' is about a kid buying condoms, apparently.
The city of Newark, New Jersey has the busiest EMS system per unit. They run 20-25 calls in 12 hours.
In addition, most of the ambulances staff EMT-Basics (as opposed to paramedics), who can only provide the most basic care: CPR, bandages, and high-flow diesel, meaning getting the patient to the hospital immediately, or sooner if possible.
edited 13th Sep '17 6:48:10 PM by RaspyMink
Istanbul Ataturk Airport is scheduled to close in a little over a year from now once a larger airport on the European side of the Bosphorus is opened.
Meito Anizawa, Anime Tenchou
jubeat has the infamous song Sandstorm, how did I (rhythm game fan + memelord) not know this
edited 25th Sep '17 3:14:51 AM by Zanreo
"Leftover items still have value!"
There is the 6 season of Totally Spies!, made in 2013-2014.
"Band-Aid" is a trademark.
Our Favorite Cowgirl, er, Mare
Mweheheh
The "cash me ousside" girl signed a record deal.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
The number of anime fans in China is equal to two thirds of the population of the United States.
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
Sometimes you get stats from China and India that are just way out of just about anything you might've expected if you didn't consider the fact that 1 billion people means one [EDIT: thousand] million - more than the entire population of Europe, even if you include Russia.
I've read that the Chinese audience for a Premier League match involving one of the top teams is typically equal to, or greater than, the worldwide audience of the Super Bowl. There's also a prediction that IIRC was pretty well supported that India will have more native speakers of English than any other country pretty soon.
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points out, I somehow wrote "hundred million" instead of "thousand million". That's a pretty huge error.
edited 18th Sep '17 3:22:53 PM by BestOf
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
*thousand million
simple as
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
I've edited the post but this is such a hilarious error I just want to take a moment to laugh at it, especially when it's in the context of the rest of the sentence.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Outspoken Cleric
Woolworths. Stocks. Hello Panda biscuits. I just learned this today. (biscuit in this context = Australian for cookie) That means I don't have to go all the way to the mainland to get them! HALLELUJAH!
FC: SW-1445-0294-1719/PSN: TekkenGirl4Lyfe/Currently playing: Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
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Australian Woolworths has no relation to American Woolworth's, which used to be a drug store, but went out of business and got bought and is now Foot Locker.
Southwest Airlines uses Boeing 737s...and nothing else. Different models of 737s, but that's it.
Kids from ages 10-13 suck at prospective memory, the kind of memory that reminds one of what they're supposed to do (like putting their damn dishes in the sink). They need compassion, reminders, and coaching on organizational skills. "Whenever you leave the room, you should have a dirty dish in your hand. You are a Big Eater, and there is always a dirty dish, because growth spurt."
edited 19th Sep '17 7:18:26 AM by RaspyMink
Jer gets all the girls
Wendy's in America doesn't sell ice-cream like the Australian shop called that does. It sells (I think?) burgers?
Also America has Target or K-Mart or maybe even both of those, but apparently it's super dingy or something?
edited 20th Sep '17 2:44:52 AM by Murataku
Sure the show's stupid but it's bright, fun, and you see grown men get punched in the face multiple times an episode. What's not to like?
Mweheheh
We have both, but K-Mart is the dingy one.
Gorillas can get malaria.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Pinto Colvig, the original voice of Goofy, was also the original Bozo the Clown.
No "Bowser's Fury" questions please. I haven't played it yet.
Our Favorite Cowgirl, er, Mare
"Gargoyle" comes from the Old French word for "throat."
I like to keep my audience riveted.
Having a good time!
Here's something I had no idea I wanted: The three women currently on the US Supreme Court... ponified.
Mweheheh
One species of sea slug is photosynthetic.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Aussie Target is not connected to US Target in any way.
The battlecruiser HMS Hood is mostly known for having been destroyed during WW 2 by a magazine explosion. It was named after Admiral Horace Hood. Admiral Hood had died during WW 1, at the battle of Jutland... when his ship, the battlecruiser HMS Invincible, was destroyed by a magazine explosion.
Worldbuilding is fun, writing is a chore
Twitter poll answers don't have periods at the ends of them.