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 Unknown Pleasure they were talking about
Messed up, it was actually PS3. Ōkami actually renders the game in 4K but downscales it to 1080p.
I can't say goodbye to yesterday…
I was about to say, the PS2 was capable of at most 1080i, and even then only three games supported it (two of which are not only by the same developer but use the same engine)
simple as
Industrious Incisors
The 't' in Gal Gadot's name is not silent.
SoundCloud
Mweheheh
A dead man won the 2000 Missouri Senate election.
Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jan 16th 2021 at 9:55:23 AM
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
SPACE
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I keep mispronouncing it French-style.(Edit:Forgot who my avatar was. ![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]"){kind=small}
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Edited by Teemo on Jan 16th 2021 at 11:49:53 AM
Mweheheh
Gordon Ramsay has a Match-Three Game.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was a match-three game for everything. :P
James Earl Jones is 90 today!
I haven't played the particular game that Tango is from, but still... robo kitty. :D
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
Ensign is pronounced "an-son." I always thought it was "an-sa-in", as with en+sign.
I'm a (socialist) professional writer serializing a WWII alternate history webnovel.
Mweheheh
There are twice as many nukes in the world as Taco Bells.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
In the name of being honest
The vast majority of them are non-operational, mind.
Echoing hymn of my fellow passerine | Art blog (under construction)
I'm helping!
In the name of being honest
The nukes - most of them were taken off old short/medium-range missiles that the US and USSR/Russia scrapped under various treaties and are sitting around in secure storage facilities, with no way to arm or launch them. But then, I've never been inside a Taco Bell in my life, so *shrugs*
Echoing hymn of my fellow passerine | Art blog (under construction)
Hello? Hello, hello?
Kimchi ice cream exists.
artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice."
Mweheheh
Turtle Man has been in the Senate for 36 years.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Hello? Hello, hello?
A Corviknight on average is around 2.2 metres tall.
...wow.
artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice."
In the name of being honest
Uh, how many Sirfetch'ds is that
Echoing hymn of my fellow passerine | Art blog (under construction)
Peter
Sirfetch'd is 0.8 metres (I don't think that counts the leek though). So... 2.75 Sirfetch'ds. Counting the leek swords... I'd say the sword is 2 Sirfetch'ds tall... so... about 1.4 Sirfetch'd swords tall.
Adorable? Check. Moral? Check. Sympathetic? Check. He is, in fact, a good boy.
You Could Use some Imagination
I think this is my new favorite set of posts here.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
Just a Mettaur
According to the Pokédex, the reason why male Salandit can't evolve is due to malnutrition since they have to give females most of their food.
A great Mascot Mook.
There's a hotline that you can call and literally scream for as long as you want. It's called Just Scream.
“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” - Lewis Carroll
The Italians (specifically around Florence) invented an early version of football in the 16th century now known as calcio storico ("historic football") or calcio fiorentino. It was described to me as "one part football, ninety parts beating the shit out of each other" because nearly any kind of physical combat between players is permitted (only kicks to the head and double-teaming are prohibited).
Another description: "Think football, mixed with rugby, mixed with MMA, and Millwall fans."
In the name of being honest
The Thread Anti-Necromancy Game got locked last November, after running for ten years straight.
You Could Use some Imagination
Bowser's phone wallpaper is a picture of Princess Peach.
Elaborate.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.