Educational trivium

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2dr
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Educational trivium

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I just thought it might be cool to have some place to post those educational tidbits that we want to share, but there’s nobody around. Anything goes.

The symbol !? is known as an interrobang.

Something that is oval shaped is said to be ovular.
An oval extended to three dimensions is an ovoid. Like an egg.

The Earth is a little egg shaped because it bulges a little more south of the equator than north of it. And nobody knows why that is.
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2dr wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 1:38 amThe symbol !? is known as an interrobang.
I actually have my phone programmed to insert ‽ whenever I type the word interrobang.
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It's also what they call it when a bunch of cops have gang sex with someone they are interrogating...

That might not be true, but it should be.
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melancholy wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 9:38 am
2dr wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 1:38 amThe symbol !? is known as an interrobang.
I actually have my phone programmed to insert ‽ whenever I type the word interrobang.
It’s standard on iPhones.
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#! is used in Bash Scripting and called a shebang. # = sharp, and ! bang so shebang.
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