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
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
He was a guest on "8 out of 10 Cats" a few years back. I was surprised at how funny he was, and about his attitude about his show (he didn't seem very proud of it).
Incidentally, he was an inspiration for "Jerry Springer: The Opera", a rock musical based loosely on his show. The story was written by my favourite comedian, Stewart Lee, who had quit stand-up comedy before taking on that project. The backlash from the religious right gave him so much material that he ended up returning to stand-up comedy, and the next 3 or 4 tours that he did (and which were filmed and released on DVD) are all in my top 10 best stand-up shows that I've seen. So, indirectly, cheers to Jerry Springer for that!
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Will Arnet voiced Deathstroke in the Teen Titans Go movie. Not as awesome as Ron Pearlman but awesome that he's attached to the character regardless of incarnation.
Do a barrel roll!
Mweheheh
The NRA rewarded Ajit Pai for repealing net neutrality.
edited 17th Jun '18 4:55:09 PM by Spinosegnosaurus77
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
VeggieTales apparently had a Brazil-exclusive live-action spinoff called Os Amigos Vegetais.
edited 17th Jun '18 7:26:01 PM by SparkPlugTheTroper
Officially intimidated
In the Spanish version of Luigi's Mansion, one of the minibosses (namely Mr. Luggs) is named Don Ramón. It really makes me lament that Nintendo of America didn't localize its video games in Spanish in Latin America until the arrival of the Wii (Nintendo of Europe did in Spain). ![[tdown]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Thumbs_down_emoticon_3571.png "[thumb down]"){kind=small}
Outspoken Cleric
Exelpet flea spray is supposed to be for both cats and dogs, but it actually contains a chemical that can cause seizures, brain damage and even death in cats. How the actual fuck is this still legally allowed to be sold?
FC: SW-1445-0294-1719/PSN: TekkenGirl4Lyfe/Currently playing: Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
Mweheheh
The tiger salamander & the axolotl belong to the same genus.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
The clay figures on the Mother 3 character page are all fan-made. The game apparently doesn't actually have any official art.
The Chuck Lorre Productions vanity card that calls out The Theorists (the Belarusian knockoff of The Big Bang Theory) also mentions another knockoff TV show that may or may not exist: "The Kyrgyzstan version of Dharma & Greg already sent me some wallpaper paste." I'd be interested to know if such a knockoff actually exists.
Mweheheh
Sarah Hyland has kidney dysplasia.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Do a barrel roll!
Disasturbator
Basically,they use chickens to detect the presence of Mosquitos
More info here,really interesting and I had no idea
The porn industry helped bring about innovations to online streaming and online payment that we now use everywhere.
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Name any tech. Chances are, either the military or the porn industry had a hand in its development.
The World Health Organization announced today that gaming addiction is now declared a real disease.
Trump also introduced a sixth military force wit the goal of going into space, called Space Force, which he says will be "separate but the same" from the Air Force.
Disasturbator
Um,it's not disease,it's a condition like addiction
New theme music also a box
Sorry, wrong thread.
edited 18th Jun '18 5:36:22 PM by FawfulCrump
Wrong thread?
Mweheheh
The word “fuck” appears on The Rugrats Movie’s soundtrack.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
A Reluctant Lion
Where? I need context. 
Mweheheh
It’s in this song (about 0:57). “Asshole” appears around 1:04.
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
Turns out, there was a "Nonsuch Palace" in England. But its last owner had it demolished and the materials sold off to pay off her gambling debts and now... there's no such palace.
Some ironic name that is.
"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
(she/her)
That dead whales can explode because of all the carbon dioxide and other waste products that have no other way to get out.
Edited by MacronNotes on Aug 8th 2023 at 2:01:55 PM
Macron's notes
This week The Jerry Springer Show aired its last episode.
... also, The Jerry Springer Show was still on!