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You know, Dua Lipa literally translates to "two lips"

# ? Dec 30, 2020 19:04

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 13:03

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You know, in real life stone temples can't even fly

# ? Dec 30, 2020 19:05

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Moss facts:

Moss is actually not a plant but a symbiotic organism made up of a fungus and a microscopic land-fish.

You can eat Moss! Its actually delicious and will go well in a wild salad with lichen.

Moss cannot feel pain, but will often act like it can (very tiny brain), so don't feel bad if it screams when you are gathering it.

The moss sings, it sings to us at night. We will go to the moss.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 20:07

Manifisto

carrots and human fingers evolved from a common ancestor, which was a type of primitive aquatic worm

# ? Dec 30, 2020 20:15

Call Your Grandma

One of Socrates' patrons commissioned a statue of Athena for him as a gift and that statue was present at his discussions for about a year. Due to Greek custom, women weren't allowed to wear dresses in the presence of philosophers and his students made a set of pants for the statue to wear. Hence the term Athena's Trousers.

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# ? Dec 30, 2020 21:20

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Actually in the centuries following the dissolution of the Roman Empire most people living in Western Europe found the thought of having two separate butt-cheeks aestheticaly repulsive, and it was the norm for members of the upper classes to have one cheek surgically removed in keeping with aesthetic ideals of "ordered disorder" and sprezzatura (Assman, 486). While sadly many aristocrats and wealthy merchants died of mercury poisoning as a result of improper or amateurishly done "cheeking," it did inspire impressive forms of equestrianship and chair-making (see "the Occitans divot," or the "East Anglia trot-hop," or "St. Yngwer's Worry" for particularly breathtaking examples) that have been lost to modern knowledge.

It was not until the Great Bowel Shift that occurred between the 15th and 17th century that the "twin buttock" model became accepted and even embraced in the English speaking world. The dovetailing of this sea-change with the seismic impact of the Reformation meant that among many pieces of Catholic statuary, art, and architecture, most physical evidence of the monoglutal era was either destroyed or crudely altered to accommodate the rising dominance of dual-cheek ergonomics (Shitmanfart, 8). Even now visitors to Westminster Abbey might observe the second butt-cheek groove hastily carved into the bishopric's seat.

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# ? Dec 30, 2020 21:43

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How Wonderful! posted:

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It was not until the Great Bowel Shift [...]

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# ? Dec 30, 2020 22:25

Manifisto

How Wonderful! posted:

Actually in the centuries following the dissolution of the Roman Empire most people living in Western Europe found the thought of having two separate butt-cheeks aestheticaly repulsive, and it was the norm for members of the upper classes to have one cheek surgically removed in keeping with aesthetic ideals of "ordered disorder" and sprezzatura (Assman, 486). While sadly many aristocrats and wealthy merchants died of mercury poisoning as a result of improper or amateurishly done "cheeking," it did inspire impressive forms of equestrianship and chair-making (see "the Occitans divot," or the "East Anglia trot-hop," or "St. Yngwer's Worry" for particularly breathtaking examples) that have been lost to modern knowledge.

It was not until the Great Bowel Shift that occurred between the 15th and 17th century that the "twin buttock" model became accepted and even embraced in the English speaking world. The dovetailing of this sea-change with the seismic impact of the Reformation meant that among many pieces of Catholic statuary, art, and architecture, most physical evidence of the monoglutal era was either destroyed or crudely altered to accommodate the rising dominance of dual-cheek ergonomics (Shitmanfart, 8). Even now visitors to Westminster Abbey might observe the second butt-cheek groove hastily carved into the bishopric's seat.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 22:35

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How Wonderful! posted:

Actually in the centuries following the dissolution of the Roman Empire most people living in Western Europe found the thought of having two separate butt-cheeks aestheticaly repulsive, and it was the norm for members of the upper classes to have one cheek surgically removed in keeping with aesthetic ideals of "ordered disorder" and sprezzatura (Assman, 486). While sadly many aristocrats and wealthy merchants died of mercury poisoning as a result of improper or amateurishly done "cheeking," it did inspire impressive forms of equestrianship and chair-making (see "the Occitans divot," or the "East Anglia trot-hop," or "St. Yngwer's Worry" for particularly breathtaking examples) that have been lost to modern knowledge.

It was not until the Great Bowel Shift that occurred between the 15th and 17th century that the "twin buttock" model became accepted and even embraced in the English speaking world. The dovetailing of this sea-change with the seismic impact of the Reformation meant that among many pieces of Catholic statuary, art, and architecture, most physical evidence of the monoglutal era was either destroyed or crudely altered to accommodate the rising dominance of dual-cheek ergonomics (Shitmanfart, 8). Even now visitors to Westminster Abbey might observe the second butt-cheek groove hastily carved into the bishopric's seat.

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# ? Dec 30, 2020 22:41

Buttchocks: No, I like my hat, thanks.

The tambourine is a smaller portable version of the tambura.

# ? Dec 31, 2020 06:00

GODSPEED JOHN GLENN: I put my thumb up my bum and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth.

How Wonderful! posted:

Actually in the centuries following the dissolution of the Roman Empire most people living in Western Europe found the thought of having two separate butt-cheeks aestheticaly repulsive, and it was the norm for members of the upper classes to have one cheek surgically removed in keeping with aesthetic ideals of "ordered disorder" and sprezzatura (Assman, 486). While sadly many aristocrats and wealthy merchants died of mercury poisoning as a result of improper or amateurishly done "cheeking," it did inspire impressive forms of equestrianship and chair-making (see "the Occitans divot," or the "East Anglia trot-hop," or "St. Yngwer's Worry" for particularly breathtaking examples) that have been lost to modern knowledge.

It was not until the Great Bowel Shift that occurred between the 15th and 17th century that the "twin buttock" model became accepted and even embraced in the English speaking world. The dovetailing of this sea-change with the seismic impact of the Reformation meant that among many pieces of Catholic statuary, art, and architecture, most physical evidence of the monoglutal era was either destroyed or crudely altered to accommodate the rising dominance of dual-cheek ergonomics (Shitmanfart, 8). Even now visitors to Westminster Abbey might observe the second butt-cheek groove hastily carved into the bishopric's seat.

This is true though

# ? Dec 31, 2020 10:30

RickRogers: Woh, is that a thing I like??

How Wonderful! posted:

It was not until the Great Bowel Shift

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# ? Dec 31, 2020 11:33

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Buttchocks posted:

The tambourine is a smaller portable version of the tambura.

The Toblerone mountain ranges are known by few for their distinctive symmetrical shape and rich veins of gold

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# ? Dec 31, 2020 11:44

RickRogers: Woh, is that a thing I like??

What even is an uptrivia?
If it's made of wood I could try

# ? Jan 1, 2021 07:34

mailorder bees: FLUFFERNUTTER

RickRogers posted:

What even is an uptrivia?
If it's made of wood I could try

nothin much, whats up with you :haw:

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# ? Jan 1, 2021 07:48

vanisher

A bush with thorns is called �brush,� the r is added because it kinda looks like a little thorn

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# ? Jan 1, 2021 08:41

vanisher

dandelions were named after Alfred P. Dande and his pet lion

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# ? Jan 1, 2021 08:42

The Walrus Cancer: If we were all trees, there'd be no more wars. 'Cause we'd be trees.

Contrary to common belief, the Moon is not made from cheese. Rather it is made from a pasteurized prepared cheese product.

# ? Jan 2, 2021 00:49

mailorder bees: FLUFFERNUTTER

we did actually land on the moon, but the footage we see is a reenactment because neil armstrong accidentally left the original film on the moon

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# ? Jan 2, 2021 00:50

Macnult

the mountain is called K2 because the first person who climbed it initially set up camp roughly 2 klicks away

# ? Jan 2, 2021 01:52

RickRogers: Woh, is that a thing I like??

mailorder bees! posted:

we did actually land on the moon, but the footage we see is a reenactment because neil armstrong accidentally left the original film on the moon

He just wasn't happy with the final cut.

# ? Jan 2, 2021 14:04

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

The first alcoholic beverages were produced by proto-Indo-Europeans whose princes and tribal rulers supplied it to the toiling underclass at feasts in order to seem more majestic and imply supernatural powers. They called this early fermented beverage "White Claw".

# ? Jan 2, 2021 15:42

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Paper airplanes predate human flight but did not inspire the Wright Brothers. Instead they inspired modern submarines.

# ? Jan 2, 2021 15:45

Prof. Crocodile

Chris Farley was originally cast to play 'The Dude' in The Big Lebowski, but tragically died the week before filming was scheduled to begin.

# ? Jan 2, 2021 15:56

Bright Bart: False. There is only one electron and it has never stopped

Marmots are the only known species other than humans to elect their leaders. Candidate marmots stand at opposite ends of a field and other marmots make their way to the one that they choose. The groups then reintegrate.

Unlike humans they exhibit tremendous decorum and candidates never vote for themselves.

# ? Jan 2, 2021 16:10

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Bright Bart posted:

Paper airplanes predate human flight but did not inspire the Wright Brothers. Instead they inspired modern submarines.

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# ? Jan 2, 2021 18:23

Heather Papps: hello friend

many household conveniences are the result of military research. many people are aware that the microwave, tang, freeze drying food and knives are all things that were invented for military use, but did you know that oven mitts were developed by british soldiers who grew tired of burning their hands removing the tea kettle from the fire?

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# ? Jan 2, 2021 18:26

Prof. Crocodile

Heather Papps posted:

many household conveniences are the result of military research. many people are aware that the microwave, tang, freeze drying food and knives are all things that were invented for military use, but did you know that oven mitts were developed by british soldiers who grew tired of burning their hands removing the tea kettle from the fire?

I... uh... this might be true?

# ? Jan 2, 2021 18:28

Manifisto

peppercorns are the dried testicles of sweet corn plants.

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# ? Jan 2, 2021 18:30

Macnult

its what you find between sea and land. what else were they gonna call it?

# ? Jan 4, 2021 02:50

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It is believed that fertilizer was invented when two groups of apes got into a poo poo flinging war and the losers enjoyed an unusually bountiful harvest afterwards

# ? Jan 4, 2021 03:30

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It is believed that fertilizer was invented when two groups of apes got into a poo poo flinging war and the losers enjoyed an unusually bountiful harvest afterwards

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