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 King Without a Kingdom
You can eat turtles.
It's been 3000 years…
You Could Use some Imagination
Nintendo’s Ultra Hand was created by a janitor.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
Officially intimidated
"Studebaker" is a real surname. I thought it was an invention for that Doug character.
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Do a barrel roll!
You Could Use some Imagination
Sounds like a nickname a pickup artist would give themselves.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
Do a barrel roll!
Mweheheh
Tom Green is Canadian.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Do a barrel roll!
New Zealand and New Caledonia are technically part of the same continent.
In the name of being honest
an itasha (痛車, literally "painful car") is a car decorated with images of fictional characters from anime, manga, or video games (especially bishōjo games or eroge). The decorations usually involve paint schemes and stickers. Automobiles are called itasha, while similar motorcycles and bicycles are called itansha (痛単車) and itachari (痛チャリ) respectively.
You Could Use some Imagination
In the Japanese version of Kid Icarus: Uprising, the nickname Palutena and Pit give Dark Pit isn't Pitoo, but instead Blapi, which is 100% more hilarious.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
The Unknown Pleasure they were talking about
People still argue over whether or not Rick Deckard is an android. Personally, I always thought it was clear that he's a human just rediscovering his own humanity.
I can't say goodbye to yesterday…
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
So, Logitech supports homophobia.
One of LGBT+ Youtube personalities in Poland, who was a Logitech ambassador, has been ditched by the company after he criticized a particularly unpleasant homophobic poster released by a far-right organization.
Buy SPC Gear instead, kids.
"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
You Could Use some Imagination
Shark Punching Center gear?
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
In the name of being honest
I've been using the same cheap mouse I bought when I got into uni and I'm not even sure which brand it is. *takes a look* Alcatroz?
Anyhow. Apparently when Aleister Crowley was expelled from the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, he refused to leave and kept casting spells at everyone until William Butler Yeats, a fellow member, got fed up and kicked him down a flight of stairs.
Echoing hymn of my fellow passerine | Art blog (under construction)
3 microphones forever
The theme to The X-Files debuted at #2 in the UK charts in 1996 - it's surprising to me because 1) while it's quite an awesome piece of music, the idea of turning on the radio and hearing it between "Firestarter" and "Return Of The Mack" is surreal to me, and 2) I hadn't thought about the franchise itself being that well known outside the US. This dream trance cover by DJ Dado was also a hit. Also, "dream trance" is a genre, and the way the other wiki describes it makes it sound pretty interesting, so I should check more of it out.
The Wayback Machine can save pages from Fanfiction Dot Net. I thought that site had robots.txt.
I'm helping!
It does. The Wayback Machine ignores robots.txt nowadays.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
You Could Use some Imagination
They’re making a reboot or sequel series to The Mighty Ducks. My only question is why.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
I have seen the amateur, and it is me.
I mean, the new DuckTales series did pretty well, so why the heck not?
I'm disappointed that they're not remaking the animated series, even though it was just Mutant League IN SPACE! but with hockey and talking ducks.
I hope you get tiny bits of eggshell in all your omelettes for the rest of your life!
You Could Use some Imagination
Yeah but Ducktales is something people have nostalgia for and is also relatively timeless. I didn't think anybody actually had nostalgia for or even really remembered those films. I know I forgot until I saw a trailer on Youtube.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."
In the name of being honest
The King Without a Kingdom
Baby cows don't moo. They bleat like goats or sheep.
It's been 3000 years…
Professional Professionalist
Electric balalaikas exist.
"Don't cry because it's over, cry because it happened."
The Showrunner of Dzwiedz 24
The name Frankenstein itself is frankensteined from the names of two villages it's located between: Frankenberg (now Przyłęk) and Löwenstein (now Koziniec) after both failed to gain town status.
"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis
That makes at least a little sense.
"Hope for our world, tragedy for another."