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
The Tranquil Knight
'Ingredient' is spelled with an E at the end, not an A.
I have been spelling it like for as long as I could remember.
I'm 17 now.
Fuck.
Dead for the foreseeable future. Towergirls will return when I do.
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Michael Palin was sick with a cold when he portrayed the King of Swamp Castle in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
So that's why Prince Herbert looked so pale. 
watermelon
I didn't know that time zones weren't divided exactly by straight lines. I don't know how I didn't realise this before, but somehow it didn't occur to me.
current jam | avi
Fits in Heavy's pocket!
There is a Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator.
I got "Buckyball Capncrunch"
The last thing you hear before an unstoppable juggernaut bisects you with a minigun.
Having a good time!
My neighbor's new puppies are named Luke and Leia.
Blog link
The "800-588-2300, Empire" jingle has changed several times over the years.
Mweheheh
Both of the girls I have a crush on were born within two days of each other.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Oklahoma City has not one but two airports named after people who died in a plane crash: PWA (Wiley Post Airport) and OKC (Will Rogers World Airport)
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The yeti is not white.
Princess Aurora is underrated, pass it on.
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Then what color is it?
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
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Reddish-brown.
Princess Aurora is underrated, pass it on.
Mweheheh
Pineapples are closely related to wheat & corn.
Potatoes are closely related to tomatoes & eggplant.
Cucumbers are closely related to cantaloupes (with neither of these being particularly close to watermelons or zucchini).
edited 6th Oct '16 12:11:30 PM by Spinosegnosaurus77
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
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Plants are weird. Still amazes me out that apple trees are in the same family as roses.
And I just learned that apricots, cherries, raspberries, and strawberries are also members of the family Rosaceae, along with roses and rowans.
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If I remember correctly, poison ivy is the evil twin of mangoes.
Princess Aurora is underrated, pass it on.
see you, space cowboy.
It turns out the anime adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 started airing on my birthday.
Best. Birthday gift. Ever.
Long live the New Bev.
Mweheheh
And all of those are in the same order as marijuana.
Having a good time!
That I could have a good day at work despite my feet being in excruciating pain from poor choice of footwear.
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When one talks about measuring something, an interval scale is a measurement scale that allows comparisons of the degree of difference but not the ratio between them. (Think Oven Logic.)
Mweheheh
Vanilla is closely related to onions & asparagus.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Basically canon
Disney is working on a live-action version of The Lion King. Oh boy, I can't wait to have all of the songs and soul stripped out from the movie and replaced with more CG. Again!
RIP "Can't Wait to be King" 1994-2016
edited 7th Oct '16 9:06:09 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
You act as if a legitimate form of creating movies is antithetical to the movie being heartfelt or y'know, good.
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
How is that going to work? Are they going to use real lions? I wonder what Scar will look like, considering how exaggeratedly Obviously Evil he is in the original movie.
edited 7th Oct '16 12:01:06 PM by DrNoPuma
Check out this fancast I made! Any votes would be greatly appreciated!
The Rhyperior Antichrist
April 14 is National Throw a Calculator at a Seagull Day. I shit you not.
edited 7th Oct '16 1:31:37 PM by MegaBlastoise15
"People always say that you should follow your dreams... so I'm going back to bed" -me
Why can't I just use a rock?
what do you mean I didn't win, I ate more wet t-shirts than anyone else
The reason why my glasses produce double images of different color is due to chromatic aberration.