Fun research

[Prince_Azmiran_Myrian]

Rugby did get popular in America but isn't mainstream. There are a few highschool teams and university teams. My brother played on the highschool rugby team and the football team.

Doesn't sound very popular to me.

 

[melchi]

Fun fact: Nicola Tesla was awarded a patent where he would get a royalty for each horse power of ac power generated. While working with George Westinghouse to implement electrical power for the masses the business man told him it would be too expensive to pay him the royalties owed. Instead of accepting a lower amount he signed away all his rights to get paid per horsepower generated much to mister Westinghouse delight.

 

[Le_ther]

Because of my love for researching, I find a lot of weird stuff. Sharing these things sounded like it would start an interesting thread so let's begin.

Firstly, let's start with a Royal figure. Mmm... Maybe, The King of the Dudes

Back when dude was a term for an overdressed and/or effeminate man this guy was dubbed their king.

What else to discuss? The first recorded flying machine comes from China where a guy tied a bunch of fireworks to a chair. It is said that he flew to the heavens and never returned...

Oh, just about every microwavable freezer snack (ie. Pizza rolls, breakfast sandwiches, etc) and quick-make dried meals (ie. Hamburger helper, instant ramen, etc) were originally created for military use during wartime. This induced the creation of modern food preservation systems that we all use.

Thanks for the wise wisdom Paul tromba. Now let's see paul allen's wisdom

 

[Jailbreak571]

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Just The fact that I know the two first facts from roaming around the internet scares me.

 

[georgelee5786]

Time to add some more.

Chainsaws we're originally invented to aid in child birth.

So Denji is really just a doctor

Viagra was originally a blood thinner.

This is funny every time I read it

 

[Representing_Tromba]

So Denji is really just a doctor

Nah, more like a psychotic midwife with a hatred for small pelvises.

 

[melchi]

Nah, more like a psychotic midwife with a hatred for small pelvises.

There was a British medical article that said cesarean births are affecting human evolution. Like smaller pelvis's were thought to have been bred out of human women a long time ago but now they are back, increasing the need for cesarean births.

 

[Deleted member 54065]

The legend of Atlantis may actually be based on the cataclysmic eruption of Santorini, and the subsequent downfall of the 'advanced' Minoan civilization.

 

[georgelee5786]

Ancient civilizations did not often melt metals like steel and make them into a blade. It took too much time and heat, so they instead just heated the metals then beat them into the shape of a blade. However, they did melt bronze into blades because bronze is easier to melt than iron. This might help anyone who is pondering having a forging scene in their story.

Also the intergalactic great empire of Fife does not exist, tragically

 

[Deleted member 54065]

Fun fact: Real storm troopers (of the Imperial German Army) can actually shoot and hit their target, and also slice the necks of their enemies, compared to the Star Wars' storm troopers.

Oh? It's common knowledge? Well, uh...don't you know that even when I'm using the name 'Hans' as my pen name, I got no flamethrower? So stop asking for a flammenwerfer and just donate one to me.

 

[Representing_Tromba]

New fun fact: in 1977 US President Jimmy Carter accidentally told the Polish people that "he desired them carnally and had left America never to return." Because of a translation issue.

Imagine being Polish and hearing the US President say that he wanted to screw them and wasn't leaving.

Hate to tell all the Chinese Isekai novel writers but since 2007 reincarnation has been illegal within Chinese borders without the governments consent. Don't know how that works but okay.

 

[Eclectic_Asininity]

New fun fact: in 1977 US President Jimmy Carter accidentally told the Polish people that "he desired them carnally and had left America never to return." Because of a translation issue.

Imagine being Polish and hearing the US President say that he wanted to screw them and wasn't leaving.

Hate to tell all the Chinese Isekai novel writers but since 2007 reincarnation has been illegal within Chinese borders without the governments consent. Don't know how that works but okay.

The GAPP censors often overlook "voodoo" unless the author made defamatory comments towards the CCP and they can't ignore it anymore. You have to remember that the censors are just doing a job and most of them think the anti-voodoo stuff is bullshit.