Say a funfact about literally anything

[bigtiddyoneesan]

I'm doing this because I love you!

 

[wowfucktron]

@bigtiddyoneesan
Fun Fact: Lucy did everything wrong!

Spoiler

_{New from Genshin Impact: Ryona with Diona!}

 

[justforthelulz]

The most swords swallowed in three minutes is 22 swords, and was achieved by Wang Lei (China), in Dezhou, Shandong, China, on the 22^nd of December 2019.

 

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@justforthelulz
Damn...the Chinese really do eat everything...

 

[Ottomation]

"Lingua franca" refers to a language that is spoken as a common language between two individuals whose native languages are different. The current dominant languages that serve this purpose worldwide would be English, French, Spanish.
( Imo mandarin Chinese will probably officially join that list within the next decade or so)

 

[AhhUzumluKekim]

Horses cant throw up if they do that means they will be dead soon because they ruptured their stomach completely

 

[Mr_Detective]

I'm going to sleep.

 

[EOTFOFYL]

As Ceasar's campaign into Gaul was coming to an end so to was his governorship. A series of unfortunate events led to the dissolution of the triumverate, the senate with Pompey at the helm demanded Ceasar to disband his legion and return to Rome. Fearing prosecution Ceasar tried every means to negotiate for his safety with little success. On January 10, 49 BC Julius Ceasar brought with him a single legion to the bank of the Rubicon and waited; after what seemed like an eternity he uttered "alea iacta esto." And thus, the Roman civil war began.

 

[wowfucktron]

Cool Retard Bug Facts:
Computer bugs are called bugs because the first ever “bug” was the result of a dead moth causing primitive computer ticker tape to jump tracks and misread information.

@eotfofyl
Damn...the Romans really went to war over a salad...

@ottomation
The Chinese know it won’t.
Chinese is too complex and is a tonal language, its really hard to learn and most people are not going to put in the effort to learn it.

 

[EOTFOFYL]

Reports of Caesar crossing the Rubicon reached Rome, a state of emergency was declared and Caesar became an enemy of the Republic. When news reached Gaul, Caesar's right hand man and lieutenant Titus Labienus was furious. Having been with Caesar for years Labienus had plenty of opportunities to further build his own political career but instead chose to serve Caesar, now whatever he had planned was in jepordy. With his most loyal soldiers Labienus left camp in Gaul at breackneck pace and joined the Pompeians in Italy, and publicly denouncing Ceasar as a traitor. When word reached Ceasar he had his men pack Labienus's belongings and ship it back to Italy as an act of compassion for a long-standing friend.

 

[Mr_Detective]

You're more likely to become obese if you follow either an American or a Mexican diet.

 

[BzzBzz]

 

[Aoitenshi]

Larvae taste like shrimp.

 

[Greenfrost]

Science, God, Xenu, and Buddha all agree dogs are better than cats.

No, seriously, they had a meeting.

 

[wowfucktron]

Fun fact: The Manhattan Project made shrimp expensive in the US.

In the US, at one point shrimp were considered food that not even the poorest of the poor would eat.

Even the poorest Creole wouldn’t humor eating shrimp.

It was like brown rice in Asia at one point before Americans made brown rice “trendy.”

Spoiler

Chinese immigrants wouldn’t touch shrimp because most of it came from the South and all of the Chinese immigrants were on the west coast.

Japanese immigrants’ diets were closer to standard American diets because the Hmong hadn’t been evacuated to the US yet as the Vietnam war hadn’t happened yet.

There was a lot of rice grown in California at the time but the Hmong grew soybeans in the Midwest en mass during the Vietnam war.

Fisherman in Louisiana had so much trouble selling them, as transporting sea food was quite expensive in the 20 and 30s, that they paid casinos in Nevada to take their stock.

During the Manhattan Project’s timeframe is when Las Vegas was settled as a sort of “relief hub*” for scientists and soldiers stationed nearby.

Around this time period was when shrimp suddenly was viewed as a “high class” food in the US thanks to casinos and their marketing of food they got for free.

*Government funded whores, gambling, alcohol, drugs, and other unproductive stress relief.

@aoitenshi

Larvae taste like shrimp.

Depends on the species of insect, but yeah shrimp are actually just ocean insects.

Some larvae are sweet, some are bland, some taste exactly like shit, and some taste like meat/sea food and not insect protein.

 

[EOTFOFYL]

As Caesar marched south people, many fled from the city. The Pompeians made their way south into the harbor where they would sail away to Rome's other provinces to marshal their legions. Despite orders to retreat a consul by the name of Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus levied the local militia and hunkered down at the town of Corfinium. Corfinium was a strategically important town as Ceasar would need to pass through and Domitius believed his (roughly) two inexperienced legions would be enough. Caesar's legion showed and began to lay siege.

The siege of Corfinium lasted a total of around 1 week with a grand total of zero casualties. Unbeknownst to Domitius additional legions rallied to Caesar, many garrisons either fled or defected, ballooning his numbers to well over twice of what Domitius had. Morale plummeted at the sight of the army and the defenders mutinied, offering the consul in the surrender.

Domitius asked to be executed, likely hoping to become a martyr but to everyone's surprise Caesar pardoned him; upon seeing this many broke ranks and joined the rebel army. Humiliated he set off into the countryside....

 

[justforthelulz]

The so-called "funny bone" is not a physical bone at all, instead being a nerve that runs near a bone.

 

[EOTFOFYL]

As Pompey escaped from the Italian Peninsula with whatever legions he could muster, Rome was laid bare. The streets were empty, everyone that could leave left and those that didn't simply hid in their homes; there was very little fanfare.

However what Caesar really wanted lies elsewhere, he approached what was left of the Senate and made some excuse to use Rome's treasury, their silence was treated as a yes. One statesman tried to excercise his veto but backed down after being threatened; the coffers were promptly looted. Many of Caesar's legion were approaching retirement and were being paid with I.O.U and would have mutinied if he didn't uphold his promise, crisis averted.

What's interesting is that up until that point Caesar had insisted that he was on the right side of the law, now the veil has been lifted.

 

[comeonnow0]

Despite sounding like a great deal for those looking to get their fix, a "dime bag" is actually one hundred times as expensive as it sounds, usually going for ten whole dollars (1000 cents) instead of a dime (10 cents).

 

[EOTFOFYL]

With Rome under Caesar's control his next step was to deal with Pompey's veteran legions in Hispania. Pompey himself was in Greece gathering legions and would not be a threat for some time. On the march to Spain the town of Massillia declared neutrality and refused to open their gates, it didn't take very long to discover that the one in control of the city was none other than Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus himself, back with vengeance. A detachment would be left behind to besiege the city while Caesar continue his march. Weeks later the besieging army broke through but in the ensuing chaos Domitius escaped by sea....he'll be back.