forum Murphy's Revelations About Everyday Life (AKA Random Trivia Thread)

Started October 18, 2020 by @murphysgirl

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Words like enough and tough are said with a f sound because guess which language has a silent gh?
Its something I care about a little too much. _{because of a spelling bee I lost a long time ago}

We were taught as kids to not get in strangers cars or meet strangers from the Internet, and now we literally summon strangers from the Internet and get in their cars.

We as a society, obviously failed both things.

Q-Tips were originally called (and I'm not making this up) Baby Gays.

-omg

the correct plural form of octopus is technically octopuses not octopi cuz it has a greek root and not a latin one

Speaking of etymology and female anatomy, the word vanilla comes from the Latin vagina, literally 'sheath'.

This isn't so much of a fact as a thought. But I was thinking - in today's somewhat fractured world of gender, with pronouns and such being questioned - well, some of those nonbinary people and such are going to become teachers. But I don't suppose we would call them by "Mr." or "Ms.", so we're going to have to invent a new sort of… formal title for them, if one hasn't been invented already.

Mz

This isn't so much of a fact as a thought. But I was thinking - in today's somewhat fractured world of gender, with pronouns and such being questioned - well, some of those nonbinary people and such are going to become teachers. But I don't suppose we would call them by "Mr." or "Ms.", so we're going to have to invent a new sort of… formal title for them, if one hasn't been invented already.

Mz

Would that be pronounced "Mizz" or "M(ə)zz"?

I've heard Mx too(pronounced like "mix)

This isn't so much of a fact as a thought. But I was thinking - in today's somewhat fractured world of gender, with pronouns and such being questioned - well, some of those nonbinary people and such are going to become teachers. But I don't suppose we would call them by "Mr." or "Ms.", so we're going to have to invent a new sort of… formal title for them, if one hasn't been invented already.

Mz

Would that be pronounced "Mizz" or "M(ə)zz"?

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The Grand Exhibition in London was the first place to have a public toilet. (Men only though.)

If you die in the british parliament building you get put in jail

All Minecraft mobs are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female sex organs.

All Minecraft mobs are hermaphrodites, meaning they have both male and female sex organs.

I–

This one legitimately surprised me, What The Fuck? Is that, like, a confirmed thing??

Well they can all reprouduce with eachother without considering gender so.. the evidence is kinda there

I mean, yeah. Have you seen a Minecraft cow not reproduce with another cow because of it's gender?
No.
So, it only makes sense that they have both male and female sex organs.

It makes sense if you think about it. Plus, all chickens lay eggs and all cows provide milk.

I'm–

This has got to be the strangest piece of Minecraft lore that I have ever come across

Speaking of Minecraft, I have some questions about Piglins

What zombified the Zombie Piglins??

Did Piglins and Hoglins evolve from the same species?

If Piglins are just anthropomorphic pigs, and they wear clothes, how do they stay cool in the Nether?

Why do they like gold so much? Is is just a primitive 'ooh, shiny' instinct, or is there something more to it?

Did they build the Bastions, or were they there pre-Piglins?

I had a dream about Bastion Remnants about two months before they were announced.

Can't remember if I've shared this already, but oh well. KFC is a Utah company.

Spoiler - click to show.

female koalas have two vaginas?? for what???????