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
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The scientist who named it had the same phrase on his license plate.
Sonichu's Series Hiatus, heaven help us all, is over.
Can I have a link to it?
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Avicii came out with a new album yesterday.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
The Rhyperior Antichrist
Resident Evil 3 was released (in North America) on the day I was born.
edited 4th Oct '15 9:42:14 AM by MegaBlastoise15
"People always say that you should follow your dreams... so I'm going back to bed" -me
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Took me a while to notice that Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" was used in the Top Gear: Vietnam Special, even though I've seen it several times.
edited 4th Oct '15 9:41:32 AM by MrLavisherMoot
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"Just as planned."
In the leaked version of the US citizenship test, I would pass pretty easily - although it probably won't be the same later.
"Did you expect somebody else?"
On the subject of Pokémon movies, I remember not liking the first one, and my mom saying that 2000 was so bad that she couldn't even sleep through it.
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Law enforcements exterminate 6 million marijuana plants a year.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
There's a joke in there somewhere.
I probably shouldn't make it, though.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Officially intimidated
This is more like "things you didn't realize until now" but, in the Spanish soccer league, last time Real Madrid defeated Atlético was two and a half years ago. And today they only ensured the bad streak would continue for the near future.
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Go ahead. We're all going to hell anyway.
Pokemon 2000 got a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes 
This was pretty much my favorite movie as a kid. This really hurts.
edited 4th Oct '15 7:18:59 PM by Nintendork64
Is that the one with Lugia or the one with Mewtwo?
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Lugia. Mewtwo was in the first movie. I thought the first one was alright, but I loved the hell out of 2000.
I guess it's just another thing that falls in line with the rest of my shitty tastes
edited 4th Oct '15 7:34:18 PM by Nintendork64
I saw that recently.
I mean, it wasn't amazing, but it definitely doesn't deserve a 15%, either.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
The Power of One was my fave Pokémon movie. I don't care if critics don't like it. Plus I prefer the full reviews with the actual critique over an averaged score sans context.
One thing I can say about it, is that it has amazing music.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
Officially intimidated
Meanwhile, my least favorite movie of all time, 21 Grams, got 80% aggregate. I don't even...
Oh, and Pokémon 3 got 22%.
edited 4th Oct '15 8:36:31 PM by MyFinalEdits
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If it's any consolation, my second least favorite movie got a 99%
Free Willy got a 57%
However I'm actually more willing to forgive that...
Did you know this section has a character limit?
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Huh, my least favourite movie has 21%.
"Just as planned."
The one I dislike the most has apprently 43%, namely The Brown Bunny.
I've seen the original Cannes cut, and it bored me shitless. I'd have gotten more out of watching terrible gamers play Persona 2, that could at least provide some sympathetic comedy.
The later cut wasn't anywhere near as bad, but there you go.
"Did you expect somebody else?"
There is a species of wasp, called 'aha ha'.
edited 2nd Oct '15 2:58:09 PM by SpaceWolf
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