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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

StewieGriffin34 from Sea ice (Season 2) Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
#34951: Jan 17th 2023 at 5:35:11 PM

It has never gone below freezing in Cairo, Egypt (at least not in recorded history).

He/they | Mostly here on my free days
techno156 from Lost in the wrong part of the internet (Private) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#34952: Jan 17th 2023 at 7:04:34 PM

[up] With your help, and a Freeze Ray, we can change this.

Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#34953: Jan 17th 2023 at 7:54:20 PM

You’re going to make a lot of people say “I WAS FROZEN TODAY!” tongue

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
Cibryll ~Serra~ from Lightning Crest (she/her) Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
~Serra~
#34954: Jan 17th 2023 at 11:08:14 PM

They may need to chill out. :p


Apparently, "decimation" has a correct definition, namely "remove one tenth of the population".

"Can you even read the blackboard written clear as can be?" / "Can you even read his mind? See that kid's lost fantasy?"
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
#34955: Jan 18th 2023 at 5:34:45 AM

The title of Kill Bill is quite literal. The main character literally wants to kill a guy named Bill.

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PhantomDusclops92 Nitpicky Nitwit from Italy Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Nitpicky Nitwit
#34956: Jan 18th 2023 at 2:12:45 PM

Amy Rose's dress left her back bare once. It doesn't anymore now.

Zanreo Gizmondo from Glitch City (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Gizmondo
#34957: Jan 18th 2023 at 7:12:10 PM

Punch-Out!! Wii has Piston Hondo reading a Sailor Moon manga, as in a scan from the actual manga (though with some panels switched around). It allegedly cost Nintendo and Next Level games millions

[down][down] Ah, I see. Couldn't find any definite proof either, which is why the "alleged"

Edited by Zanreo on Jan 19th 2023 at 6:14:50 PM

My favorite failed console tbh
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#34958: Jan 18th 2023 at 8:13:21 PM

Tasmania is part of Australia. I assumed it was independent.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
MyFinalEdits Delete message from Parts Unknown (Spin-off Series) Relationship Status: Cast away
Delete message
#34959: Jan 18th 2023 at 9:50:32 PM

[up][up]The thing about the fines is completely false, though. Three years ago, I did an extensive research on the subject and found nothing aside from a Youtube video which was likely the source of this rumor. I even had to delete this unsourced info from the game's Trivia subpage two years ago (after an ill-mannered troper made it visible after I commented it out).

(EDIT: No problem =) [up][up])

We have to be careful about what we read online, because many of the common thoughts people have are of nebulous origin, like the now-reviled belief that Satoshi Tajiri is autistic (he isn't).

Edited by MyFinalEdits on Jan 19th 2023 at 5:57:05 AM

135 -> 180 -> 273 -> 191 -> 188 -> 230 -> 300 -> 311
KaabiiFan13 Since: Apr, 2022
#34960: Jan 18th 2023 at 10:10:06 PM

[up] Reminds me of all the rumours claiming Naoko Takeuchi was a struggling artist before making it big with Sailor Moon... except that, from what I heard, she already made several successful manga prior to SM.

Then again, I've never really heard of any of her non-Sailor Moon stuff... wait, what else did she work on?

Edit: Huh, so she mostly did smaller works like Chocolate Christmas and The Cherry Project. Consider that my "didn't know until recently" post.

Edited by KaabiiFan13 on Jan 18th 2023 at 10:16:28 AM

Malady (X-Troper)
#34961: Jan 18th 2023 at 10:13:02 PM

The Cherry Project is the only other non Sailor thing we have a page on?

  • No Export for You: Likely due to Naoko Takeuchi's resistance to license her work overseas.

I guess that's why we dunno of the rest of her oeuvre.

Edited by Malady on Jan 18th 2023 at 10:15:14 AM

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#34962: Jan 19th 2023 at 11:43:43 AM

Police dogs can be trained to sniff out flash drives & SD cards.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#34963: Jan 19th 2023 at 1:27:10 PM

You can unlock Green Hill Zone in Sonic Adventure 2 by getting all the emblems.

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
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
#34964: Jan 19th 2023 at 3:22:25 PM

After Mindy Cohn quit playing Velma Kate Mccuchi (which I am definitely spelling wrong) also known as Webby from the Duck Tales reboot and Jack Black's therapist in the 2011 Muppets Movie (that is not a joke) took over.

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Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#34965: Jan 19th 2023 at 4:50:26 PM

Paul Gosar has been serving since 2011. I assumed he was an artifact of the Trump era.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
themayorofsimpleton Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him from the Island of Koridai (Captain) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
Short-Term Projects Herald | he/him
#34966: Jan 19th 2023 at 5:14:44 PM

[up] I believe he was originally part of the Tea Party wave actually.

Works That Require Cleanup of Complaining | Troper Wall
alnair20aug93 🍊orange fursona🧡 from 🐾Furrypines 🇵🇭 (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
🍊orange fursona🧡
#34967: Jan 19th 2023 at 7:44:53 PM

Edgar Allan Poe and Dolly Parton share the sane birthday.

ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔|I DO COMMISSIONS|ᜇᜎᜈ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#34969: Jan 20th 2023 at 12:19:12 AM

There's a Russian parody of "This is America" called "This is Russia" that pissed the Russian government off.

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
techno156 from Lost in the wrong part of the internet (Private) Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#34970: Jan 20th 2023 at 6:30:05 AM

RE: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=r92yelbvns3xuf2ot2eq1s1k&page=1399#comment-34955

I always thought that the girl on the poster was called Bill, and everyone was trying to kill her.

Angry_Clown (Troper Journeyman) Relationship Status: All is for my lord
#34971: Jan 20th 2023 at 7:34:06 AM

[up] lmao


The song "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" was sung by Miley Cyrus, but she's not the primary artist (That's Mark Ronson). Also, according to Wikipedia, the song belongs to the genre of "Country-Disco", which I just learned is a thing.

Just a simple man, making my way through the Tropes.
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#34972: Jan 20th 2023 at 10:17:42 PM

Somebody once tried to combine the Eskimo-Aleut and Uralic language families.

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
The Wanderer
#34973: Jan 21st 2023 at 1:29:48 AM

The current director of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, Nora Volkow, is the granddaughter of Leon Trotsky.

Hugging a Vanillite will give you frostbite.
SmilyTrope112 The ViDuck from The Quack Seas Since: Aug, 2020
The ViDuck
#34974: Jan 22nd 2023 at 7:31:57 AM

Discovered that there's a language commonly known as "Karen".

Wish I could make this up.

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
#34975: Jan 22nd 2023 at 8:08:19 AM

Well its not their fault Karen became common english slang for "entitled white soccer mom with two kids who probably drives a mini-van and is always showing you up at the PTA because her brownies that are clearly store-bought taste better than your homemade Apple Pie!".

Edited by BackSet1 on Jan 22nd 2023 at 11:09:01 AM

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