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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 13h ago

Sprint

The fact that the letter M can stand for miles and meters led to the last minute cancellation of the 100m sprint during the Paris Olympics of 1900. Concerns about the "exorbitant cost" of track construction had been completely ignored.

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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 2d ago

Grasshopper

Grasshoppers powerful rear legs are not in fact legs. Their correct name is: hunfrigomantioptimapulia. Nobody uses this term though as it's significantly more difficult to spell than 'legs' and means exactly the same thing.

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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 2d ago

During a solar eclipse some animals behave in remarkably strange ways. Beavers will often destroy their dams, fish will swim sideways and mice will attempt, and fail, to attack animals far greater in size than themselves. This baffling behaviour is called 'Ninining'. thatstruethatis.com/eclipse/

That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 3d ago

Norway

The years 1268 to 1293 do not exist in Norway. Due to a clerical error by the monk Nerveigan. He accidentally erased all trace of them from the monastic documents which later became the official version of Norwegian history.

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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 3d ago

It is widely believed that the Wellington Boot was invented by Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington. This is not true. It was first described in use during the cleaning of the well in the English village of Ington. It's use was characterised as "being primaril thatstruethatis.com/wellington/

That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 3d ago

When the internet was first invented, the creators did not know what to call it. For many months it was simply referred to as 'Electron Fun'. Soon after that the name changed to 'Cernigon'. The final change before 'Internet' was settled upon was 'Distraction Doom En thatstruethatis.com/electron-fun/

That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 4d ago

All objects in the universe are moving away from one another. This repulsive force was summarised by the conjecture of Austrian physicist Naif Brodski, who in 1903 proposed that this was because, on an atomic scale, particles simply hate one another. In 2018 this was proven thatstruethatis.com/hate/

That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 4d ago

The game of football was invented in 1364 in the English village of Fethbell. Villagers, looking for something to do during a summer drought, kicked an inflated pigs bladder around the village green. It proved to be fun. Find out more...

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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 6d ago

Work

The inventor of the 5 day work week, Eugine Ferberer, was beaten to death in 1673 by members of the rival "1 day work week" political party. In a recent study it has been calculated that Eugine's invention has caused more combined unhappiness than any other decision ever made.

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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 6d ago

Pregnant woman are able to perceive things more quickly. It's thought that this is an evolutionary advantage; being able to sense and avoid danger. Typically a pregnant woman can sense as much as half a second ahead of other women. This would make them ideal goalies in thatstruethatis.com/pregnant/

That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · 7d ago

Riots

The English 'bread riots' of 1734 had nothing to do with bread. Dissatisfied with their lot, and wanting to topple the monarchy, the rebellious organisers dropped their original slogan, 'unfasten the yoke of oppression, and join the steadfast band of the justified populace', because 'bread riots' was easier to say, and people liked bread more than the royal family.

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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · last wk.

Space Station

In the 2035 the International Space Station will be retired. It will be broken up into small pieces and shipped back to Earth. Once all of the pieces have arrived, it will be reassembled and put in a theme park called "Space Station Fun". Tickets are expected to cost a lot, given that it's really small and uninteresting because it's no longer in space.

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That's True That Is @thatstruethatis.bsky.social · last wk.

Beetles

Every beetle contains two, completely separate living creatures. They govern the front and rear legs respectively. Food and liquid is shared equally via the mouth parts. Once in a while you will be able to observe a beetle "argument", in which the front and rear disagree about which direction they should go. In 80% of cases the front wins, but this can cause "beetle tension" in which the rear legs simply lock up and prevent movement.

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