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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

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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
#35152: Feb 17th 2023 at 3:44:31 PM

George Washington died before gorillas were discovered.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
KaabiiFan13 Since: Apr, 2022
#35153: Feb 18th 2023 at 12:06:02 AM

There is an IMDb page for the Willfromafar voice program as an actual actor.

BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#35155: Feb 18th 2023 at 11:02:14 AM

The long-awaited Tetris film comes out next month.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
moefoxes Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Chat, is this real?
#35156: Feb 18th 2023 at 1:06:56 PM

There is apparently an upcoming Tetris film.

Inconsistently active.
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
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#35157: Feb 18th 2023 at 1:29:33 PM

[up] It's a film about the invention of Tetris, not an adaptation of Tetris for the record.

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#35158: Feb 18th 2023 at 7:18:15 PM

Some people might thing this is a stupid finding, but there's an extended version of General Grievous' music from the animated Clone Wars (the original, not CGI). For many years I wondered if that music was uploaded on Youtube but never tried looking for it; imagine my surprise when I saw an extended loop! waii

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BlackFaithStar [Hiatus til March] from 🇲🇾 (UTC plus 8) (Less Newbie) Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#35159: Feb 18th 2023 at 7:21:21 PM

"judgment" is apparently a valid spelling of "judgement" and that infuriates me on the inside in ways that I can't understand.

When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the savior
Demetrios Lucky Seven from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Lucky Seven
#35160: Feb 18th 2023 at 7:21:26 PM

It seems like ramen was created a lot more recently than I thought it was; sometime during the 19th Century.

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
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
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#35161: Feb 18th 2023 at 7:40:42 PM

[up][up] No! I object! That's bad and wrong!

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Malady (X-Troper)
#35162: Feb 18th 2023 at 9:02:01 PM

It doesn't match its sound. Judge needs the E for the second syllable.

The shorter looks like Jugment.

Edited by Malady on Feb 18th 2023 at 9:02:30 AM

Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576
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#35163: Feb 18th 2023 at 9:20:26 PM

Exactly. And yet I've run into a Star Trek recap and a Light Novel that use that spelling. I've looked them up to see if they were mispelled.

just bugs mejust bugs mejust bugs me

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Bluethorn CHOMPION from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
CHOMPION
#35164: Feb 18th 2023 at 10:14:38 PM

I don't see the problem, but maybe it's just because I'm used to it. (Also, I can't even begin to count how many English words don't "match the sound"...)

Tbh I never really hated his minigames in the original, but they did make them better in the remake.
Irene (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
#35165: Feb 19th 2023 at 12:53:15 AM

Eh, I found the spelling to not matter. Also, Jugment would be lacking the D, which does change it. It's not so much the E itself. Otherwise, we'd have to spell it as Judgeing. Which isn't really a correct spelling either. Judgment and Judgement both are pronounced the same mainly cause of the D overall.

That said, I didn't know that it was possible to change Dark Link's palette in Zelda II till recently. Which is amazing for anyone playing Zelda II Randomizer, as it breathes new life into sprite creation~

Shadow?
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#35166: Feb 19th 2023 at 5:40:09 AM

Know your Meme has a forum

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#35167: Feb 19th 2023 at 7:52:59 AM

Daveigh Chase is the voice of Lilo from Lilo & Stitch and the actress who played as Samara from The Ring.

The legend has returned.
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
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#35168: Feb 19th 2023 at 8:50:20 AM

Percentages are fucking reversible. 25% of 8 is the same as 8% of 25.

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KaabiiFan13 Since: Apr, 2022
#35169: Feb 19th 2023 at 9:47:29 AM

Stuff like that is why I love math (at least non-abstract math)

Also, Smosh Originally started as an internet forum before becoming a Youtube channel

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#35170: Feb 19th 2023 at 10:55:56 AM

Speaking of math, today I watched a video where I finally learned how to demonstrate the cosine theorem. It's a cool procedure!

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Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
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#35172: Feb 19th 2023 at 1:49:52 PM

Lower salivary cortisol levels can point to mental disorders like PTSD and depression, as well as stress in a general sense.

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Kindhearted SSSSSNAKE Man
#35173: Feb 19th 2023 at 2:06:15 PM

Can you explain that a bit further?

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WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (8,356/50,000)
#35174: Feb 19th 2023 at 3:10:17 PM

Not really tongue

I had to write a page for a mental health clinic that uses lab testing as a way to help with things like diagnosis and determining treatments, and in my research, cortisol levels repeatedly came up as something that can be tested. I have no idea why it's a thing, though, because I mostly just needed to explain that such a biomarker exists at all.

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Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend

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