I was Today Years Old when I learned....

Started by EnglishALT October 20th, 2019 3:32 AM
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Everyday we learn something new, from the awesome, to the mundane, to even thought provoking. So I figured I would start a thread where we could share interesting facts or information that we learned each day in hopes of broadening everyone's knowledge.

Today I learned about Miki Endo, a woman who gave her life issuing Tsunami warnings up to the moment of her death over the city's loud speakers. Her heroic efforts ended up saving the lives of many others, who heard her call and went running for higher ground.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/japanese-public-workers-h_n_845029

What interesting tidbit or thing did you learn today?

Ivysaur

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Americans use "frown" to describe when you have an upside-down smile instead of when you furrow your brow in concentration or disappointment. So a sadface emoji is called "frowning emoji". I was flabbergasted for a few minutes.

moon

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Americans use "frown" to describe when you have an upside-down smile instead of when you furrow your brow in concentration or disappointment. So a sadface emoji is called "frowning emoji". I was flabbergasted for a few minutes.
i had no idea

Cherrim

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Americans use "frown" to describe when you have an upside-down smile instead of when you furrow your brow in concentration or disappointment. So a sadface emoji is called "frowning emoji". I was flabbergasted for a few minutes.
Canadians do this too. It messed me up to discover that "frown" didn't refer to an upside down smile (which we have no word for—do other countries?) and just the furrowed brows. I still kinda refuse to accept it.

Although I think most North American dictionaries include our North American usage, so it's not, like, wrong to us.


paired with professor plum.

Palamon

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Nanjou Yoshino (She voiced Eli Ayase in Muse/Love Live) is in Fripside and her debut song with them was Only My Railgun. And I had literally no idea until today.

moon

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That activated carbon (of some safe type) in your food can help your digestion o:

CiCi

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Today, I learned that the same voice actress who voiced the original Elora from Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage was also Ginger in As Told By Ginger.
Art Thread Obsession: Ominis Gaunt
Cannot escape this longing

Sheep

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TIL Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi have the same voice actor

Noblejanobii

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That there's such a thing as a Splayd, a fork, spoon, and knife combined.