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
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
Fish oil supplements don't do anything to help stop mental decline.
The Legend Hotel here is now known as the Sunway Putra Hotel.
Mweheheh
A gorilla's dick is barely an inch long.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Did you know this section has a character limit?
Steven Hawking is of the belief that black holes actual lead to other universes.
Given that he's the leading expert in black holes, this is interesting.
Mweheheh
Piltdown Man was thought to be real until 1953 (I thought it was an 1800s thing).
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
My wildfires are on the top of Wikipedia's list of current events.
This is a signature.
Basically canon
So it turns out Jared Fogel was a pedophile after all.
pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
Mweheheh
Do a barrel roll!
Subway should go back to its original spokesperson
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I don't get it.
Basically canon
From the Live-Action Films page for Product Placement: "Aside from the pro golf sponsors, the titular character endorses himself in a Subway commercial after being suspended from playing golf in order to raise the money to pay off his grandmother's house from taxes. In the finals tournament, he wears a Subway shirt."
edited 27th Aug '15 10:35:24 AM by Midna
pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
The film Straight Outta Compton can't actually be seen in Compton because there are no cinemas there.
edited 27th Aug '15 12:57:53 PM by Inhopelessguy
The original homeland of the Turkish people was west of the Aral Sea
I walk past a Tim Hortons for a week and didn't get a coffee...
Mweheheh
The Other Wiki has an article on controversies surrounding the word "niggardly" (an etymologically distinct word from "n___er").
edited 29th Aug '15 5:13:51 AM by Spinosegnosaurus77
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
My classmates still use uTorrent despite how crap it's become.
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Basically canon
... I still use uTorrent.
Am I a bad person?
edited 29th Aug '15 11:35:26 AM by Midna
pearlina brainrot affects millions of people worldwide. if you or a loved one are suffering from pearlina brainrot, call 1-800-GAY-NERDS
I thought it is pronounced "mutorrent"? Now I know.
"Just as planned."
No, Midna. But look at Deluge for a much better client.
"Did you expect somebody else?"
The Mistress
Miss Tomie Ohtake died this year.
"Please crush me with your heels Esdeath-sama!
Apparently the actor Woody Harrelson is the son of a hitman named Charles Harrelson, who killed a federal judge named John H. Wood, Jr. on orders from a Texas drug dealer named Jamiel Chagra.
edited 29th Aug '15 4:32:07 PM by AHI-3000
Fits in Heavy's pocket!
When astronauts get back to Earth after being on a space station for a long time, they have to adjust to gravity working again. I just saw a video of one let go of a cup, and then a pen, just assuming they'll stay more or less where he put them. And when they fall, he briefly looks up at the roof, trying to find them.
The last thing you hear before an unstoppable juggernaut bisects you with a minigun.
Mweheheh
Subway knew about Jared Fogle's… uh, issues as early as 2008.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
You're thinking of rhinos.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.