The 'I didnt know that' Thread

[Famine]

Disemvowelment is the term for when lttrs are rmovd for modrn bizness names.

I nearly put that into the Fallout/Plymouth XNR article, as "XNR" is a disemvoweled "Exner".

 

[Sonygamer455]

Something I didn't know until recently is in Spyro Year of the Dragon, Agent-9's sublevel on Fireworks Factory has a power-up you can get from shooting a panel on the ceiling.

Had the game for over 20 years and never knew this! It makes the level a bit easier and I wish I had found out about it sooner.

 

[p78]

The Beatles got their name as a tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis and The Crickets

 

[TheCracker]

The Beatles got their name as a tribute to Jerry Lee Lewis and The Crickets

Not Buddy Holly and The Crickets? - It was Jerry Lee Lewis and The Child Brides.

 

[p78]

Uhm yeah, Buddy Holly.

so lets try that again.

The Beatles got their name as a tribute to Buddy Holly and The Crickets.

 

[UKMikey]

I didn't know there was a thread dedicated to things you didn't know.

 

[Pupik]

I just learned yesterday that "windfall" originated from fruit and vegetables that fell off plants/trees when it was excessively breezy.