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
Avenida Brasil has a page again.
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>suggested differences between "grey" and "gray" from several days ago
tbqh I'm not convinced either of those is true. I mean I don't have any data and my brain glosses both spellings directly into the color without retaining the information on which vowel it had so I can't really be confident. But nobody's cited any data to support the "A in America and E in Europe" thing either.
As for stuff versus light, I believe it came up that the etymology of each spelling derived from one usage or the other? Allegedly, anyway, since I don't recall that person citing their sources, either... It's moot now, of course, because nobody observes that distinction in usage anymore if they ever did.
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Why did it get removed before? 
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Kyoto has a mascot called Mayumaro, who is a silk moth cocoon.
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the lyrics of the Monorail song in "Marge vs the Monorail" are unchanged from how Conan first pitched it at the writer's retreat. Just had it in one go.
the statement above is false
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I think it was because its description was directly copied from Wikipedia.
I didn't know Víctor Hugo Aguilar is a satanist.
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There was a screenshot of his Facebook page where his bio said "Satanás es mi pastor" ("Satan is my shepherd"), but now I can't find it either.
Edited by Angry_Clown on Mar 19th 2024 at 4:01:51 PM
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I dont know how to feel about that. I was so happy he got cast as Jinbe on the One Piece redub but this makes me a bit uneasy...
EDIT: I googled this and couldnt find anything related to him worshipping Satan,,,
Edited by AegisP on Mar 19th 2024 at 11:20:26 AM
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Most self-proclaimed satanists are really atheists who use Satan as a symbol of rebellion.
Some spiders cook their food with sunlight.
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I really hope he just intended to get under religious fundamentalists skin.
Edited by AegisP on Mar 19th 2024 at 2:32:41 AM
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It sounds like he got under yours?
(Edit: Neutral tone, raised eyebrow, not an accusation)
Edited by Noaqiyeum on Mar 19th 2024 at 9:10:26 AM
The Revolution Will Not Be Tropeable
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Being laid off isn't a euphemism for being fired. It depends on who's believed to be at fault: if the company blames you for something undesirable, you're "fired", but if the company believes they're at fault for it, you're "laid off".
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
I never seen any company ever admit any wrongdoing so I never saw it as an euphemism, just a different way to say it. Companies dont care to cover their tracks like that and it would be self evident anyway.
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Pokimane’s Canadian.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
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The MPAA held a special vote to allow The Martian to have a PG-13 rating despite saying "fuck" twice.
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Fuck that is fucking awesome.
Edited by AegisP on Mar 19th 2024 at 2:45:01 AM
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American Sign Language is based on French, not English.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
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RE: lay-off vs fired. There is a non-semantic difference. The way it looks in your resume when you look for a new job.
the statement above is false
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Allegra Clark doesn’t have a Wikipedia article.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson is British.
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Kyounosuke Yoshitate, the voice of the Vocaloid Nekomura Iroha, is a trans man.
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The name of the sea captain in 'The Simpsons' is apparently Horatio Mc Callister
New theme music also a box
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Speaking of The Simpsons, the line’s apparently “no one who speaks German could be an evil man,” not “no one who speaks German could possibly be evil”.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
I like the way one of the journalists put it. Kevin Conroy voicing Batman and Mark Hamill voicing the Joker is as great of a combination as peanut butter and jam.
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