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
I didn't know how much I hated snow.
I didn't know how awesome stuffed animals were.
I couldn't tell the difference between one nuclear reactor and the next.
BACK IN BUSINESS, BABY!I was watching I Claudius the other day and saw something shocking. Patrick Stewart with hair. Now, I know he wasn't bald his entire life, but only in the same sort of vague way that I know that humans evolved from Australopithecus. But there's a difference between understanding mankind's evolutionary history and running into an Australopithecus while going down to the shops. It was surreal.
https://www.facebook.com/emileunmedicatedanduncutThere's some dark foreshadowing in the narration early on in Precious that you wouldn't catch until you saw the rest of the movie.
edited 24th Feb '11 2:43:43 PM by annebeeche
Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.That there's a JFK memorial in Melbourne's Treasury Gardens. It's a big pond with fountains! and blackjack! and hookers!
The difference between a burqa and an abayah.
"I can't imagine what Hell will have in store, but I know when I'm there, I won't wander anymore."@AHR: I'm actually not certain, but from what I can tell: burqa denotes the head covering, abayah is the bodily covering.
"I can't imagine what Hell will have in store, but I know when I'm there, I won't wander anymore."Um, isn't burqa the complete body covering that conceals the face?
EDIT: Based on google, burqa have a net that completely conceals the face, while the Abaya shows the eyes.
A head covering alone is a hijab, and they can be worn in different styles.
EDIT: I love this cute cartoon about different ways to wear the hijab in syria
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edited 25th Feb '11 9:32:03 AM by annebeeche
Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.Ah, okay, so I had it wrong.
Now I know the difference! yaaaaay
"I can't imagine what Hell will have in store, but I know when I'm there, I won't wander anymore."I didn't know my dad was so finicky. Seriously. I buttered some bread, he was like "We can't eat this bread! It's stale!" and when I got some more bread that felt perfectly nice, he took it and said "This is stale too!" Apparently, hard crust = stale and uneatable. Which is strange, since he's served me sandwhiches made of bread with harder crusts than that.
Also pumpkin seeds are nice.
That David Wise left Rare to become a freelance artist. Here's hoping he returns for the inevitable Donkey Kong Country Returns 2...
edited 26th Feb '11 6:39:27 AM by MrW
I miss The Prince Of Egypt.
I should get/watch it on netflix one of these days.
Banned entirely for telling FE that he was being rude and not contributing to the discussion. I shall watch down from the goon heavens.

I didn't know everyone hates Tiny Toon Adventures!
edited 24th Feb '11 8:13:46 AM by kyun