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
Two words: kaksteist kuud.
Yes, one of the oldest jokes ever and I didn't hear it until recently.
edited 14th Sep '10 7:23:14 PM by JuiceBoxHero
ALMSIVI
Lesbianism is a means to reinforce the female-based social system of bonobos.
Sex is the "currency" of bonobo society.
"I can't imagine what Hell will have in store, but I know when I'm there, I won't wander anymore."
DUMB
Inflation must be fun.
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Luke Mochrie actually is Colin Mochrie's son.
The man was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the best at both killing and not killing - Stranger
The Ant King
Bruce Lee was an atheist.
Kill all math nerds
DUMB
Really? I thought he had some hokey bullshit mysticism... no, that's the local martial arts school, isn't it. (If a spaceship was moving over the speed of light, time would reverse itself!)
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Since spaceships can't move faster than light, that's perfectly true.
Responsible adult
My grandmother's cat from when I was small was not named "B.C." because of the means of denoting historical time; it was short for "Bonne Chance."
"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
DUMB
Bertrand Russell was born in 1870... but lived long enough to speak out against the Vietnam War. O_O
edited 21st Sep '10 3:32:58 PM by Tzetze
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Broccoli, kale, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts, and a bunch of other stuff are all the same species.
I've seen feral brassicas.
DUMB
Transmissible cancer exists.
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edited 26th Sep '10 10:38:32 AM by Zudak
Sapere Aude
Germany is still paying WWI reparations. The last payment will be this sunday.
Waste of tax money if you ask me.
Now if you excuse me, Starfleet is about to award the Christopher Pike Medal to my dick. — SF Debris
Be humane.
Kevin Rudd is no longer the Australian prime minister.
I found out last month.
Be humane.
id software cut and pasted the design for a Cacodemon from a D&D book.
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Literally A Princess
The term "portmanteau" is from Through The Looking Glass.
Heapers’ HangoutThe Buffy production staff essentially created the term Big Bad. Many others have used it since.
Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.
DUMB
...I thought that it was derived from "big bad wolf".
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The Ant King
Bertrand Russell was born in 1870... but lived long enough to speak out against the Vietnam War. O_O
DUMB
That's one hell of a collection. I don't know anything about Sartre's politics, actually.
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Sapere Aude
Google's motto is "Don't be evil".
Hope they live up to it instead of turning into the Big Brother of the internet.
Now if you excuse me, Starfleet is about to award the Christopher Pike Medal to my dick. — SF Debris
Zarathustra was like Siddhartha: Jesus Edition.
Considering that Jesus is practically a modified Buddha to start with this is flippin weird.
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