Today I learned...

[tiger_rick]

TIL that Monaco has a new district, Mareterra, that is built on land reclaimed from the sea in a pretty incredible project. There's a video below on it that explains it pretty well for dum-dums like me. Put it in spoiler tags because you might not like the channel, it's a bit wanky but pretty interesting.

Spoiler

 

 

[hallicks]

If you type -ai into your google search, it doesn’t give you the AI slop overview at the top. 

[HarmonicGenerator]

24 minutes ago, hallicks said:

If you type -ai into your google search, it doesn’t give you the AI slop overview at the top. 

This doesn't always work for me, but if you select the "Web" tab underneath the search bar on the results page (it's usually under the "More" at the end for me), that will only include web results, no AI whatsoever.

[deathrey]

Apparently if you swear in the search box i.e put fuck at the end of your search term it doesn't use AI. I've not tested this, my sister has and said it worked

[SuperBacon]

24 minutes ago, deathrey said:

Apparently if you swear in the search box i.e put fuck at the end of your search term it doesn't use AI. I've not tested this, my sister has and said it worked

Confirmed with a proper UKFF search.

[gmoney]

1 hour ago, deathrey said:

Apparently if you swear in the search box i.e put fuck at the end of your search term it doesn't use AI. I've not tested this, my sister has and said it worked

That's probably why I never get the AI results. Arse. 

Edited May 29, 2025 by gmoney
Milder swear

[SuperBacon]

Black Sabbath Iron Man wasn't originally titled that.

"Upon hearing Tony Iommi's main guitar riff at rehearsal for the first time, vocalist Ozzy Osbourne remarked that it sounded "like a big iron bloke walking about", with "Iron Bloke" quickly becoming a placeholder title as the band developed the song"

I AM IRON BLOKE! 

[Carbomb]

TIL that Ronald Lacey, who played Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark, played an uncredited role as Heinrich Himmler in The Last Crusade - he's on the dais with Hitler, and he's even wearing the same glasses. Looks like Toht with a moustache.

[Carbomb]

TIL that there was an English Armada, following the defeat of the Spanish one. Am not surprised that it's kept comparatively quiet in this country, as it was a total defeat for England.

According to Wiki:

[DEF]

TIL 1080i HD VHS existed. D-VHS was released in 1997 but didn't have any studio backing until 2002 when D-Theater was released. They had copy protection at that point and where supposed to rival HDDVD and Blu-ray. Only 90 movies were released on the format and the players cost 1.5k. 

[wordsfromlee]

3 hours ago, DEF said:

TIL 1080i HD VHS existed. D-VHS was released in 1997 but didn't have any studio backing until 2002 when D-Theater was released. They had copy protection at that point and where supposed to rival HDDVD and Blu-ray. Only 90 movies were released on the format and the players cost 1.5k. 

Techmoan has a good informative video all about it. 
 

 

[hallicks]

TIL that a man called Billy Gunn played cricket and football for England in the late 19th century. Apparently, his single-arm throw ins were so long, the FA changed the rules to what they are now. Great granddaddy ass > Rory Delap. 

[Cousin Jim Bob]

1 hour ago, hallicks said:

TIL that a man called Billy Gunn played cricket and football for England in the late 19th century. Apparently, his single-arm throw ins were so long, the FA changed the rules to what they are now. Great granddaddy ass > Rory Delap. 

 

He co founded Gunn and Moore aka GM cricket gear as well.  A very popular company for cricket bats to this day.

[Surf Digby]

2 hours ago, Cousin Jim Bob said:

 

He co founded Gunn and Moore aka GM cricket gear as well.  A very popular company for cricket bats to this day.

Lawnmower Deth referenced Gunn & Moore in a song about being spanked. There's too many connections here to be pure coincidence.

[SuperBacon]

Douglas Adams was the first person in Europe to buy a Mac computer. Stephen Fry was the second.