Something you thought was common knowledge until you discovered most people had no idea?
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The earth is sort of globe shaped, and not flat.
It can't be proved to Ryan's satisfaction, but honestly it's true.
It can't be proved to Ryan's satisfaction, but honestly it's true.
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Aristotle proved it many many moons ago.
Firstly by analysing shadows, then ships, lunar eclipses, constellations etc.
But he was in the conspiracy theorists group even though it was 2500 years ago
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You just found that online eh? Fuck sake you were never that clever years ago.Aristotle proved it many many moons ago.
Firstly by analysing shadows, then ships, lunar eclipses, constellations etc.
But he was in the conspiracy theorists group even though it was 2500 years ago
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Mate i watched some bird on a Docu about Greece and its history a few nights ago. Love Greece, I’ve even been in Zeus’s cave With Ellis, amazing mate
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The phrase 'per capita' seems completely alien to lots of people.
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Hmmmm Zeuses cave COULD be misinterpreted if you stayed nearer to the Inch.
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But I always thought you were a nice laddie. Honest.
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Just added a couple of pics mate. Amazing place, way up in the hills in Crete. Hired quad bikes for the day, what a day
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Ach Stu. Your a Moredun boy so kick on gadgie. But Upper Craigour.......
numptyploom
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I'll take great delight in using that as and whenIf I see someone struggling with a crossword puzzle I always like to say: "Seven up is lemonade" ...
Ah fuck it, I laugh every time
Many thanks
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That a circumflex over a French vowel often - but not always - represents a now-disappeared 's' after the vowel in some old Latin word more recognisable to the modrn English-speaking ear.
Can come in handy on occasion.
Examples:
French --> Eng or Latin equivalent
Can come in handy on occasion.
Examples:
French --> Eng or Latin equivalent
| hâte | haste |
| pâté | paste |
| fête | festa (party) |
| hôte | host |
| côte | co(a)st |
| râper | to rasp, grate |
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I was confused after Saville died, that folk were surprised that it came out he was a wrongun.
I genuinely thought everyone knew, maybe not to the extent it turned out, but there had been loads of rumours before hand. He didn’t exactly hide it, did he
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Someone once said to me “ how is it peados always look like peados”. And mostly they do
I genuinely thought everyone knew, maybe not to the extent it turned out, but there had been loads of rumours before hand. He didn’t exactly hide it, did he
.Someone once said to me “ how is it peados always look like peados”
. And mostly they do