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
On a related note, there's a term describing ZR created by tan lines. It's called "Ten'nen Zettai Ryouiki".
Get taxed. Idiot.Two people insulting each other in a battle of rhyming wits has been a thing since at least the fifth century.
The video game term "boss" was popularized by
Nintendo Power.
Edited by DrNoPuma on Apr 2nd 2022 at 6:15:27 AM
Very good kittyThe webcomic the image on Year Inside, Hour Outside is from was created by the same guy who wrote The Martian.
Edited by jandn2014 on Apr 2nd 2022 at 12:19:24 PM
There's a Daphne & Velma film.
"Can you even read the blackboard written clear as can be?" / "Can you even read his mind? See that kid's lost fantasy?"You can get paint out of gundam markers easily if you take the pen nib and put it in backwards. My technique may need some work tho.
At the end of the song Demolition, Tom actually gets knocked out by a street lamp.
Beast Yeast episode 12 was peak. Everyone in that episode was great. Especially White Lily.The dwarf planet Pluto was given it's name by an 11-year old girl. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4596246.stm
Star Wars fans have banded together to intentionally rig the Audience Score of Revenge of the Sith's Rotten Tomatoes page
to be 66%.
According to Retro Universe, The Incredibles is supposed to be set in the 70's. I thought it was just the 60's with advanced technology.
Edited by DrNoPuma on Apr 5th 2022 at 11:33:59 AM
Very good kitty

There’s an African plant known as the “sausage tree”. It’s big and has fruit that look like sausages dangling from wires.
Edited by ChicoTheParakeet on Mar 31st 2022 at 11:39:36 AM