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
Zzzzzzzzzz
That's how places like that make a profit. Some very few items are cheaper than would be typical, but most of it is overpriced at least a little, and some is overpriced a lot.
...if you don’t love you’re dead, and if you do, they’ll kill you for it.
What she said.
In actuality, one can buy Nutella at Poundland for £1. However, it is merely 450 g.
At Asda, one can buy Nutella... for £1. 800 g.
You should see the Dispatches: Secrets of Poundland on 4OD.
ETERNAL
Eh, yeah I know all the stuff about giving you less.
Still baffling to me.
"You'd never do something as irrational as dying."
I'm Only Sleeping
This is awesome.
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That was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Thank you for posting that.
Gog dang that was awesome.
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Nintendo Power and gamepro were cancelled. Eliminate pro ended. And PETA was crazier then I thought unti I actually looked them up.
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Even after you realize how crazy PETA is, they're still crazier than you think they are.
"We're home, Chewie."
Embrace the mindscrew
Ah, femtophotography. Such potential.
What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
I just learned that the length of your foot is equal (or at least very close) to length of your forearm.
My mind was just a little bit blown.
"We're home, Chewie."
It's a bit odd, yes.
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
I'm two for two, apparently:
A hug that lasts more than 20 seconds makes your and the other hugger's brains release a chemical that makes the person trust the other person more. *
The science of d'awwwwww.
"We're home, Chewie."
That's awesome! :D
The distance from Montreal to Calgary (via Google Maps) is about 3 500 km.
The distance from Birmingham to Moschow (also via Google Maps) is about 3 000 km.
0_0
North America is big.
edited 20th Oct '12 3:34:10 PM by Inhopelessguy
That Danny Elfman did the music for Men In Black. I was watching the opening credits and started thinking, this sounds like the music from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I started for the dvd box, but then "Music by Danny Elfman" popped up on screen.
'80s TV Action Hero
The science of how to make suckers trust you.
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
I dunno - I think the suspicion caused by purposefully holding someone in a hug for 20 seconds may override any trust chemicals.
"Uh...you can let go now."
"But I want you to tr - I mean I just want to keep hugging you!"
"...It's been twenty freaking seconds, how long of a hug - "
"Oh, it's been twenty already? Okay, I'm done."
"We're home, Chewie."
On Quite Interesting, I think they said that the best hug lasts for max three seconds or so, and more than that automatically feels awkward.
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FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
That, of course, was followed by a series of awkward hughs between the panelists and Fry.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
One of them actually lasted for 20 seconds, and I don't think they trusted each other that much more after that.
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Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
To become a part of United States Army Ranger, you have to pass the Ranger School. Two things I learned about it:
- It's 61 days long.
- More than few people died during the training.
Wow, that really is Spartan.
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
Bloody Fossil
I know now how a Rukbik's Cube works. Or at least I think I know.
A different shape every step I take A different mind every step of the line
'80s TV Action Hero
Apparently there's a cartoon or video game character or something named after the Sephiroth. Interesting choice. I wonder what his parents were thinking at the time?
The things you learn from Google, eh?
'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
He grew up in a lab, if that helps.
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I'm Only Sleeping
His dad is a mad scientist, for starters.
INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.
I know, it still surprised me that everything was a pound.
I was just bewildered at the cheapness. I stood in one isle for a few minutes just unsure whether a pair of headphones I was looking at were really worth £1.
Bought them anyway.
"You'd never do something as irrational as dying."