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
As it turns out, Doctors rarely take the Hippocratic Oath these days. At least, in the US. There's not even really a standardized oath.
Read Pokemon Ultimate EmeraldThe existence of Carthaginian child sacrifice is still generally accepted by historians. I was under the impression that Schwartz’s work overturned this view.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.![]()
Well, most versions of the Hippocratic Oath have some pretty glaring omissions and a lot of the things we think it says it actually doesn't (for example, there is no version of the oath that says you must treat all patients equally).
RE: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=r92yelbvns3xuf2ot2eq1s1k&page=1352#comment-33782
It's also inherently contradictory. Surgery, amputations, and similar treatment technically violate the do no harm aspect of the hippocratic oath.
RE: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=r92yelbvns3xuf2ot2eq1s1k&page=1352#comment-33784
Interesting. Was that due to vandalism?
RE: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=r92yelbvns3xuf2ot2eq1s1k&page=1352#comment-33785
There is a widely-circulated take in some countries that the pandemic is now "over", and people are abandoning control measures, so maybe that's what prompted the edit?
Not if the patient can’t feel it.
Another fun Hippocratic Oath Fact: The original version straight up banned Abortion.
Read Pokemon Ultimate EmeraldIn Pac-Man, starting at level 19, ghosts stop turning blue and vulnerable when Pac-Man eats a power pellet.
My musician pageIn that case, how do you hold on long enough to get to the level with the “kill screen”?
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At that point there's zero RNG to how they act, so in theory you just memorize and execute the patterns.
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Sep 4th 2022 at 11:23:18 AM
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.![]()
I have no idea what that is, but I don't like it.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Sep 4th 2022 at 10:54:04 AM
I got a rock for Halloween.Sort of looks like the work of Dougal Dixon.
Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!According to the Mario wiki, Paper Mario is an independent character from Mario.
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Guide dogs are mentioned in A Christmas Carol.