What's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?Karlillo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 119 points – 5 months ago125Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent comment spelling bees are a thing in English speaking countries I think they're just an American thingAnd there's a bar near me that's starting Adult Spelling Bee night, as opposed to trivia night. I think we're about to hit peak Idiocracy.Spelling bees can be fun, and trivia can be boring. It's all a matter of how they run it.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_BeeThey do exist around the world but I think they're something of a novelty. Clicking through to the wiki article for "spelling bee" in general the history is all very American.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We%20love%20bees%20because%20they%20embody%20the%20ideal,rather%20fierce%20orthographic%20version%20of%20The%20Hunger%20Games. apparently, you're right, it's an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.
spelling bees are a thing in English speaking countries I think they're just an American thingAnd there's a bar near me that's starting Adult Spelling Bee night, as opposed to trivia night. I think we're about to hit peak Idiocracy.Spelling bees can be fun, and trivia can be boring. It's all a matter of how they run it.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_BeeThey do exist around the world but I think they're something of a novelty. Clicking through to the wiki article for "spelling bee" in general the history is all very American.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We%20love%20bees%20because%20they%20embody%20the%20ideal,rather%20fierce%20orthographic%20version%20of%20The%20Hunger%20Games. apparently, you're right, it's an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.
And there's a bar near me that's starting Adult Spelling Bee night, as opposed to trivia night. I think we're about to hit peak Idiocracy.Spelling bees can be fun, and trivia can be boring. It's all a matter of how they run it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_BeeThey do exist around the world but I think they're something of a novelty. Clicking through to the wiki article for "spelling bee" in general the history is all very American.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We%20love%20bees%20because%20they%20embody%20the%20ideal,rather%20fierce%20orthographic%20version%20of%20The%20Hunger%20Games. apparently, you're right, it's an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.
They do exist around the world but I think they're something of a novelty. Clicking through to the wiki article for "spelling bee" in general the history is all very American.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We%20love%20bees%20because%20they%20embody%20the%20ideal,rather%20fierce%20orthographic%20version%20of%20The%20Hunger%20Games. apparently, you're right, it's an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We%20love%20bees%20because%20they%20embody%20the%20ideal,rather%20fierce%20orthographic%20version%20of%20The%20Hunger%20Games. apparently, you're right, it's an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.
I think they're just an American thing
And there's a bar near me that's starting Adult Spelling Bee night, as opposed to trivia night. I think we're about to hit peak Idiocracy.
Spelling bees can be fun, and trivia can be boring. It's all a matter of how they run it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_Bee
They do exist around the world but I think they're something of a novelty. Clicking through to the wiki article for "spelling bee" in general the history is all very American.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We%20love%20bees%20because%20they%20embody%20the%20ideal,rather%20fierce%20orthographic%20version%20of%20The%20Hunger%20Games.
apparently, you're right, it's an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.