...Go go English, mugging other languages again.Anke wrote: ↑Wed 28 Oct, 2020, 4:38 pmTIL that English took a word from German that means among other things "damage left by insects eating stuff" and uses it for "dry insect poop".
https://twitter.com/Cataranea/status/13 ... 3207386115
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TIL that there are no squirrels in Hawaii
https://datarep.tumblr.com/post/6338066 ... y-state-by
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planned animal death, old or severely injured horses
TIL I learned that it's a popular thing in Denmark to donate a horse, that is about to be put down, to a zoo, so they can put it down for free and feed it to their lions. It's so popular that our nearest big zoo has a wait-list of 4-6 months for taking in a horse.
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^^^ Well, that sounds sensible.
TIL that there is a River Of Doubt in South America
TIL that there is a River Of Doubt in South America
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TIL that Yakko Warner's Nations of the World includes England and Scotland, but not Wales and Northern Ireland.
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TIL that some marsupials such as wombats and platypuses glow in the dark under UV light!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-26/ ... e/12910820
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-26/ ... e/12910820
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Today I Learned that Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
That's my secret, Cap. I'm always bad at computers.
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/blinksInspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 2:14 amToday I Learned that Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
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The tone whiplash in either direction must have been wild.Bee wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:17 am/blinksInspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 2:14 amToday I Learned that Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
That's my secret, Cap. I'm always bad at computers.
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That’s putting it mildly o.oInspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:30 amThe tone whiplash in either direction must have been wild.Bee wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:17 am/blinksInspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 2:14 amToday I Learned that Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
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