tsukumogami is Japanese for when a tool reaches 100 years old and it becomes alive & gets a soul
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The name Gary was invented by actor Gary Cooper, the stage name of Frank James Cooper. The name didn't exist before then. He named himself after the city of Gary, Indiana (incidentally, where Michael Jackson and his family hail from). So every Gary in the world is ultimately named after the city of Gary in the USA.
I love this!
Sorry to piss on your matches but I just looked at the birth records for the UK (from 1837 onwards) and there was a boy called Gary registered in 1846 and several after that so I’m afraid it’s not true. Looking at the records, the name Gary didn’t really become popular until 1930 which would most likely be down to Gary Cooper though.
It’s a shame because I’d have loved that fact to be true.
Do you know why she/they are banned over there?Just googled it and all her films are banned there too!
Apparently when she was much younger she bad mouthed them.
I learned a hack to tie a not in balloon using a coat hanger. I haven't tried it myself, but I saw a little YouTube video
the japanese have a word for everything!
Today I learnt that the reason you don't go swimming after eating is because you can get cramps - I always thought it was because you would sink and die. I went to school in the 80s and we had a water safety video introduced by Rolf Harris. In hindsight, the swimming pool probably wasn't the most dangerous thing in that video.
it's similar in German, in that they have words or phrases that we don't have an English translation for.the japanese have a word for everything!
Schadenfreude - this is a word used to describe the joy felt at other people's pain.
Kummerspeck - a word which translates into English as "grief bacon" and refers weight gained as the result of eating excessively when you feel sad.
Ohrwurm - translates as "ear worm" and used to describe the situation when you get a song stuck on repeat in your head that you can't stop singing over and over again!
my bf is german but we speak english with one another and he uses ''ear worm'' in english aaaalll the time
I’ve heard ear worm used in English too.my bf is german but we speak english with one another and he uses ''ear worm'' in english aaaalll the time
i've never heard it in english but i'm not a native english speaker either. my bf translates everything directly from german to english and since german has a word/phrase for everything, we invent new english words every day
to stop from going too off topic, today i learned that a group of owls is called a parliament
ahaa, that's amazing! i'm not surprised though - it's such a perfect way to describe having a song stuck in your head! definitely a word that needs to be incorporated into the English language!my bf is german but we speak english with one another and he uses ''ear worm'' in english aaaalll the time
How to correctly store Miso paste. 
i LOVE collective nouns! i could genuinely sit here all day and tell you the names used to describe groups of animals - my favourites include a dazzle of zebra, a mischief of mice and a kaleidoscope of butterflies.to stop from going too off topic, today i learned that a group of owls is called a parliament
Tesco started putting some in those containers normally for DVDs.
Co op too:
Co-op starts to lock cheese away in security boxes as it 'gets nicked too much'
It was a decision that was clearly made because the shop's previous anti-theft measures weren’t gouda enough
www.mylondon.news
I’ve been into minimalism for the past 4 years. I want everything I own to eventually fit into one/ two at the most suitcases.I’m going to send this to my parents
I’ve also heard of this. I remember watching a short documentary about a woman’s photos being thrown out near a dustbin in the US and them trying to find the owner.When my grandmother passed away my cousin was so quick to have a clear out. Makes me sad that some things we love most likely will end being seen as rubbish and in the bin.
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I didn't learn this today but I will never forget the day when I finally realised why Britney's "If You Seek Amy" was considered rude.
I could never understand the controversy, then it must have been a couple of years later and I was singing it in my head. Then, ping! I had a sudden lightbulb moment
I could never understand the controversy, then it must have been a couple of years later and I was singing it in my head. Then, ping! I had a sudden lightbulb moment
Sad to say I never realised the true meaning either until many, many months after the song blew up on TiktokI didn't learn this today but I will never forget the day when I finally realised why Britney's "If You Seek Amy" was considered rude.
I could never understand the controversy, then it must have been a couple of years later and I was singing it in my head. Then, ping! I had a sudden lightbulb moment
I was singing it around the house house and everything!
Today I learned that the actress that plays/ed Harlow is neighbours is Jason Donovan's daughter, and that the actor that played Doug Willis is his dad I'm obviously very far behind the times!
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