I was surprised that there are so many instances… and with enough significance to necessitate an entire Wikipedia page!
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200ok@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•In the past 20 years, has anyone learned anything watching The Learning Channel (TLC)?4·3 days agoI learned that ignorance truly is bliss!
It never occurred to me that numbers could be either upper case or lower case in certain fonts
200ok@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•People currently in their 60s and 70s grew up in the '60s and '70s7·4 days agoNeat-o indeed!
This effect introduces a difference in color contrast under different levels of illumination. For instance, in bright sunlight, geranium flowers appear bright red against the dull green of their leaves, or adjacent blue flowers, but in the same scene viewed at dusk, the contrast is reversed, with the red petals appearing a dark red or black, and the leaves and blue petals appearing relatively bright.
Cool!!
If a tree falls in the woods and no one sees it, will it ever fulfill its destiny of becoming a stick?
Fuck those A/C units that require leaving a card in them to work
200ok@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•No movie has a bigger cultural impact than Final Destination 232·9 days agoFun fact: a tanning bed is a true “final destination” machine that will get’cha in the long run #FuckCancer
200ok@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•No movie has a bigger cultural impact than Final Destination 29·9 days agoLogging truck encounters drastically reduced when I moved from BC to Ontario 🙏
200ok@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•I wonder if antivax kids are OK getting a cootie shot?4·10 days agoWhat did you just call me?
200ok@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•China rolls out world’s first 10G broadband; here’s how fast it is | The Express Tribune3·12 days agoOh wow!! Now that’s impressive
200ok@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.ml•China rolls out world’s first 10G broadband; here’s how fast it is | The Express Tribune1·13 days agoThat cable/wiring setup is going to be expensive
Speaking of retired gifs. Perfection. I truly LOL’d.
Turns out it’s on the back of a chair, sandwiched between the sedimentary layers of not-dirty-but-not-clean clothes
Basically an emoji kitchen of “😳+any other emoji”, depending on the context.
200ok@lemmy.worldto Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Towels should have labels (colour coded even) on each side and quadrants to show which part wipes where on your body.2·19 days agoThere’s an ADHD influencer that teaches people how to bathe properly. She teaches a lot of different things, but I distinctly remember being surprised by that one.
Core childhood memory!