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TIL about the homunculus man, which shows an exaggerated human figure that illustrates the proportion of the brain devoted to the sense of touch in each part of the body.

by whatilearned September 7, 2022, 3:50 am

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TIL “Nimrod” was a biblical figure known for being an mighty hunter. In old Looney Tunes cartoons Daffy Duck makes fun of Elmer Fudd by calling him a “nimrod”. The sarcasm was lost on children leading so many to believe it meant an inept person, that the new meaning has been added to the dictionary.

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 4:39 pm

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A 5-sided figure is a pentagon, and a 6-sided figure is a hexagon. What shall we call a 2-sided figure?

by cringeyjokesman September 5, 2022, 2:10 am

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TIL that in the thousands of years after the meteor killed off the dinosaurs, the planet was almost entirely dominated by ferns 🌿, and now scientists are trying to replicate the meteor strike in a greenhouse to figure out why!

by whatilearned August 18, 2022, 1:43 pm

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Medusa Action Figure (from an amazon review)

by CopyPastaArchive August 18, 2022, 6:02 am

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Stephen Jay Gould once said “I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops” What unsung historical figure or event reminds you of this?

by QuestionGuy August 11, 2022, 3:18 am

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I just had sex with your female parental figure

by CopyPastaArchive July 27, 2022, 10:27 am

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To anyone who knew a public figure before they got famous; what were they like?

by QuestionGuy July 18, 2022, 8:58 pm

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TIL of Vancouver’s “Dude Chilling” Park, a local name based on the sculpture “Reclining Figure” (which looks like a dude chilling). An artist erected a fake Parks Dept. sign reading “Dude Chilling Park”, but the city took it down. After public outcry, it was replaced and got official approval.

by whatilearned July 15, 2022, 7:05 pm

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TIL Prior to Uncle Sam, the British character Brother Jonathon symbolized the independent American people after the Revolutionary War. However, Brother Jonathon faded into the figure of Uncle Sam whose likeness to Lincoln and being made in America likely contributed to his longevity.

by whatilearned July 7, 2022, 10:36 pm

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TiL that Pablo Fanque, a figure name-checked in the Beatles song “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!”, was the first recorded Black circus owner in Britain.

by whatilearned July 7, 2022, 4:42 pm

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I currently have a Buzz Lightyear action figure stuck in my ass

by CopyPastaArchive July 7, 2022, 6:17 am

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