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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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Hey guys...and gals...I was just browsing through an XKCD strip and ended up learning that Jimmy Carter was attacked by a swimming rabbit.

Courtesy link...

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

firewriter Since: Dec, 2016
#30226: Jan 9th 2021 at 10:36:29 AM

Tolkein made a parody of Fairy Tale stories before he ever made Lord Of The Rings or Hobbit. Seriously, people to adapt his lesser known works. This could make for a good animated movie. Although I am glad it wouldn't be make during Shrek, because it would have had forced pop culture jokes.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/FarmerGilesOfHam

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
AngrokVa indighost from america, unfortunately Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Saddled with unnecessary feelings
indighost
#30229: Jan 9th 2021 at 9:38:43 PM

The late Brad Venable was the voice of Venom in... uh, Venom (2018). Uncredited, of course.

Edited by AngrokVa on Jan 9th 2021 at 12:38:59 PM

TheGeekArtist08 Hello? Hello, hello? from Hurricane, Utah (no not really) Since: Feb, 2020 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Hello? Hello, hello?
#30230: Jan 10th 2021 at 2:59:30 AM

Apparently people put orange juice in their cereal.

artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice."
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#30231: Jan 10th 2021 at 6:08:37 AM

Spider-Man once read Atlas Shrugged and yelled at some protestors. Turns out Steve Ditko was real into Ayn Rand.

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PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#30232: Jan 10th 2021 at 10:30:05 AM

[up][up][up] Really? So Tom Hardy isn’t as versatile as I thought . . . .

AngrokVa indighost from america, unfortunately Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Saddled with unnecessary feelings
indighost
#30233: Jan 10th 2021 at 12:49:58 PM

[up]Yeah, Brad had subtly confirmed it on his Twitter account back in September last year, in a quote-tweet chain of voice actors sharing two of their most contrasting roles.

Voice actors that knew him best had confirmed in the replies of another tweet from someone else that made that discovery, but those replies have been deleted. People assume he made an agreement at the time with Sony and Columbia Pictures not to disclose that he was the real voice for Venom.

Edited by AngrokVa on Jan 10th 2021 at 3:51:55 PM

arimothereindeer Boi from here to eternity, that's where she takes me Since: Dec, 2016 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
Boi
#30234: Jan 10th 2021 at 10:11:35 PM

There's a Polandball game on the Nintendo Switch.

Makes me wonder about potential legal complications that would come with making Polandball media on a grand scale because it technically isn't copyrighted and doesn't belong to anyone as an IP. (At least to the extent of my knowledge anyway.)

Reindeer in the direction of reindeer
DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#30235: Jan 11th 2021 at 12:51:37 PM

[up]That's interesting. I didn't know it didn't belong to anyone.


I just found out that "pretentious" means "attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed." I always thought it meant "educated and cultured, but showing these qualities in an arrogant and haughty way."

So basically, pretentious means "not actually cultured," while I thought it meant "actually cultured, but being a jerk about it."

Edited by DrNoPuma on Jan 11th 2021 at 6:09:52 AM

Very good kitty
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#30237: Jan 12th 2021 at 6:13:31 AM

We have a specific namespace for World War II.

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megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#30238: Jan 12th 2021 at 12:12:25 PM

People ship Trevor Noah and Anna Kendrick.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
Shop all day, greed is free
#30240: Jan 13th 2021 at 7:36:53 AM

Tracy Chapman sued Nicki Minaj and won.

Also, sea shanty TikTok is a thing.

Edited by eagleoftheninth on Jan 13th 2021 at 7:44:51 AM

One day, we will read his name in the news and cheer.
BioSafety (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#30241: Jan 14th 2021 at 12:06:10 AM

The Spider-Man 2 pizza theme I keep hearing about is "Funiculì, Funiculà".

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
TheGeekArtist08 Hello? Hello, hello? from Hurricane, Utah (no not really) Since: Feb, 2020 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Hello? Hello, hello?
#30243: Jan 14th 2021 at 10:29:55 PM

Apparently Nemesis from Evillious Chronicles has a braid in her hair.

artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice."
moefoxes Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Chat, is this real?
#30244: Jan 15th 2021 at 1:57:14 AM

Solitaire is called that because you play it solitary.

Inconsistently active.
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#30245: Jan 15th 2021 at 5:57:20 AM

Google is celebrating James Naismith, inventor of Basketball, today.

Edit: Also, the name of the guy who invented Basketball was James Naismith. I learned this in Physical Education class but forgot it.

Edited by BackSet1 on Jan 15th 2021 at 8:57:47 AM

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NotSoBadassLongcoat The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24 from People's Democratic Republic of Badassia (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Puppy love
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
#30246: Jan 15th 2021 at 9:04:16 AM

Republican congressman Dan Crenshaw cooked up a bonkers campaign ad depicting him as a supersoldier fighting a shadowy cabal.

I told him on Twitter he should re-title it "Metal Gear Silly" and name the protagonist "Nostepon Snek".

"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#30248: Jan 15th 2021 at 6:25:57 PM

Today I learned of the Wood Rose, also known as the Flower of Hades, that only grows in specific regions of New Zealand. It's actually a parasitic flowering plant that attaches to a host tree, tends to grow in dark and wet places, apparently smells bad, and is pollinated by bats. It's an endangered species because it's valuable and rare.

Edited by lalalei2001 on Jan 15th 2021 at 9:28:03 AM

The Protomen enhanced my life.
Risdio51 The Unknown Pleasure they were talking about from that exit they call Paradise Since: Jun, 2019 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
The Unknown Pleasure they were talking about
#30249: Jan 16th 2021 at 2:19:23 PM

The PS2 is technically capable of 4K.

I can't say goodbye to yesterday…
MrLavisherMoot dizzy from So'ton, Hants Since: May, 2014
dizzy
#30250: Jan 16th 2021 at 2:58:57 PM

No it isn't lmao

simple as

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