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Things you should have known about but until recently, you didn't.
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"Things you should have known about but until recently, you didn't"
Not r/showerthoughts
"Things you should have known about but until recently, you didn't"
Not r/showerthoughts
I never knew it until recently, should I have known it...debatable!
hmmmm...... suspicious....
It was also the first loo powered by water in Europe. (couldn't resist)
There is. Metrage. (as in square metrage etc.). It's also the same word in just about every European language.
The winged hussars were called so because of the massive white wings strapped to the back of their suit of armour. The loud whirring of the wings was to make the units sound as if there were thousands of them approaching at speed and would also strike panic to enemy horses but also, it was one of the first examples of psychological warfare - the Ottomans would see statues of angels while plundering and burning churches of Europe, and then one day they would meet them on battlefield - silver armoured mythical creatures with massive white wings stretched to heavens charging straight at them. "Where is your god now"?
Up until this year I didn't realise Rio wasn't capital of Brasil. I plead Mandela Effect on this one.
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I don't think this is anything that anyone should know as such, but I was really interested to find it out.
The word escalate didn't exist until after the invention of the escalator, and that's where the word is from. I found it really interesting that such a widely used word actually came from the machine, not the other way around.
The word escalate didn't exist until after the invention of the escalator, and that's where the word is from. I found it really interesting that such a widely used word actually came from the machine, not the other way around.
If you are interested in words I highly recommend you get the full Oxford English Dictionary. Yes I know it costs £750 but it is the best thing I ever bought.
Edit: Just to clarify I got the miniaturised version which is a single volume and you need a magnifying glass to read. That is much cheaper.
Road numbers - the fewer digits, the bigger/busier the road. Eg A1 vs A10
Also, the first digit in the name refers to where the road originates from which usually makes it quite easy to tell where it is. For examples the South east begins with the number 2 (A27, M23, A259, M27,M25 etc)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_road_numbering_scheme
Also, the first digit in the name refers to where the road originates from which usually makes it quite easy to tell where it is. For examples the South east begins with the number 2 (A27, M23, A259, M27,M25 etc)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain_road_numbering_scheme
Bet you're just a laugh a minute at parties.
Heh. When I used to go to parties I used to combat my social anxiety by drinking a lot of alcohol and taking drugs so if you think that it is fun to be around someone making a fool of themselves then yes I was a laugh a minute at parties. I didn't take the dictionary along though. It is 20 volumes long and weighs an absolute ton. You need a car really to carry the damn thing around with you. Even the edition I've got is a pain in the arse to carry around.
Seriously? Like...really?
Hand on my heart.
That's bad....
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Thread winner.
Always just been an assumption. I also missed a lot of school when I was younger!
I...I...bless you! You friendly little moron you!
For someone so well travelled as you it's unbelievable.