Learn Something New Everyday Thread

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

I learned that dollar bills are actually made up of 75% cotton and 25% linen, and not paper.

 

[D'Snowth]

Similarly, while (quality, American-made) playing cards are made from paper, that paper is a combination of hard woods, soft woods, and also linen.

But anyway, today I learned that apparently rosacea can even affect black people . . . given that it's known as "The Curse of the Celts," I honestly thought it only affected people of Celtic descent (i.e. yours truly).

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

OK so, when I was researching different fandoms the other day (idk why, I was just bored) I came across some shippy South Park art. Upon further inspection, I saw that the fluff fan art, the romantic fan fics, the shipping, that pretty much seems to be almost the entire fandom now. The show has a lot of young liberal fans, usually in their teens to very early twenties, and they are often female. I was expecting a lot of slightly cynical, apolitical 25-30 year olds. Something more like the Daria crowd, as opposed to a slightly more rebellious Steven Universe crowd.

 

[MikaelaMuppet]

Originally, Nathan Lane wasn’t supposed to play Officer Meany in the Letters To Santa special. Stanley Tucci was.

But Stanley had a last minute family emergency and Lane stepped in for him instead.

 

[LittleJerry92]

After effects, for whatever reason, does not like underlining words.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Today is both Frank Oz and Ryan Dillon's birthdays. It also happens to be my grandfather's birthday.

 

[Froggy Fool]

Today is both Frank Oz's and Ryan Dillon's birthday. It also happens to be my grandfather's birthday.

Two weeks from now is also Colin Baker's birthday. (I just learned that recently)

 

[LittleJerry92]

A couple days ago I learned @mariolover apparently was Pokemonfanultimate on the Muppet wiki (in fairness though, it also took me awhile to learn he was drsuesslover on YouTube).

It also took me to figure out who @Bliffenstimmers really was.

 

[Bliffenstimmers]

 

[LittleJerry92]