Does anyone else find themselves recalling random facts for no apparent reason? Like,

Charlie Chaplin entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and lost

    • AlolanYoda@mander.xyz
      191·
      8 months ago

      Laser is no longer an acronym. It’s now an anacronym, which means it’s its own word (despite originally being an acronym)

      Source: Wikipedia

    • wallybeavis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      8 months ago

      TIL - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

      That reminds me, so is SCUBA, RADAR and MODEM…I miss the old History Channel shows, especially Modern Marvels

      SCUBA: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (Blew my mind for some reason when I learned that)
      RADAR: Radio Detection and Ranging (I’ve watched alot of WWII documentaries)
      MODEM: Modulation Demodulation (I’ve worked in tech)