Fun Facts - Blog Posts

So I am bored and midterms are happening right now for me so I have decided to distract myself by sharing some random Greek Mythology facts. These might have some NSFW facts so I’m putting the facts under the cut

Fact #1: the word that is translated as virgin (ex: the virgin goddess like Athena, Artemis, and Hestia) is actually more like the word maiden. Basically the “virgin” goddesses aren’t forced to be virgins, they just can’t/don’t want to marry. The best example I can think of to demonstrate this is the muses, since they have several children (like Orpheus) but they are considered “virgin” goddesses.

Fact 2: the underworld in Greek Mythology is also known as Hades, like the god that rules it. Hades is also not the god of death, that would be Thanatos, Hades is the god of the dead meaning he decides what happens to them after they die.

Fact 3: despite the fact that incest and rape was common among the gods it was actually majorly frowned upon in Ancient Greece. Mortals were held to different standards than the gods and there are several myths that show how the Ancient Greeks found incest/rape between mortals taboo and wrong.

Fact 4: the depiction of gods/goddesses would vary depending on the city-state that was depicting them. One of the best examples is Athena, in ancient Athens they typically focused more on her relation to wisdom and crafts but Sparta focused more on her role in battle strategy and warfare.

Fact 5: Hestia was actually very important to the Ancient Greeks but she is not very well known because she’s only in maybe three myths. She was believed to stay in Olympus so she was never really shown during myths which makes it difficult to find information on her.

Fact 6: the actual way that Cerberus is spelled is Kerberos but Kerberos is also a computer system so Cerberus became the more common way to say the name so that people wouldn’t get confused.

Fact 7: the most common myth about Medusa (the one where she was assaulted by Poseidon and was turned into a Gorgon by Athena) is actually a Roman myth, not a Greek Myth.

Fact 8: the Phoenix did exist in Greek Mythology but instead of being red and orange like fire it was believed to be purple, because it was associated with Phoenicia which was famous for a purple dye that was produced from conch shells.

My favourite britpop fun facts and incidents (gonna be edited in the future)

1. Jarvis Cocker falling out of the window pretending to be Spiderman

2. Radiohead showing No Surprises to Alex James and Alex being concerned about Thom's mental well being

3. Damon Albarn being a sugar daddy for his bandmates

4. whatever that was

5. Robert Smith and Morrissey beef

6. I do not like the cure~

7. Graham Cheryl interview by Brandy Wine

8. Liam Gallagher being chronically online

9. Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's enemies to best friends trope (because Damon was jealous of Graham) (also Damon saying in a interview that he was jealous of Jamie's wife) (Damon's a jelly bean)

10. Damon was the annoying kid at school

I don't think there's a better use for ChatGPT than to have them work out obscure presumptions for fics

I mean, it would have taken me ages to find out how fast the average bat would be compared to a car, let alone a vampire in bat form.

My fics are nothing if not scientifically researched. 😜

It's stience. 💁‍♀️

Interesting Fact #1

Novels were forbidden in the Spanish colonies by the Inquisition. The literary genre of novels was seen as dangerous. Reading a novel could warrant one jail time and humiliation. Novels weren't published until after independence at the beginning if the 19th century. This ban on fiction was part of the inquisitions goal to rid the "fictional disease" that plagued them.

Information from Latin America: Fiction and Reality by Mario Vargas Llosa.

If you any more information related to the fact, or you have corrections, Please share! I would love to hear!

*slides cake over with obvious crumbs on face*

ANYWAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY ACC!!! even tho im a week late SHH

fun fact!:

i was originally gonna draw my old main roblox avatar as my 'blog mascot' before deciding to go for a mini me/lil silly ole elk guy :3 heres some photos + OOOLLLD art of em (the art so old it moldy /j)

even tho he aint my main avatar anymore he still lives on in plenty of memories ive made with my friends and my toyhouse acc lolol

pronghorn photos cuz i love them so much and they are just the goobious fluffbutts of hooved animals <333

fun fact: pronghorn are in their own family and their nearest relatives are giraffes and okapis! they are often called 'pronghorn antelope' tho for some reason XD they also have black tongues >:)

Magpies are my favourite bird (kingfishers and rosellas are close behind), hell I even named myself Corvid because of them but my favourite type of Magpie is the Australian Magpie which isn’t even a Corvid, but a butcherbird, so I believe they should be called fakepie’s from now on

Hello anon!! :D

Absolutely ecstatic to find another corvid and corvid related songbird appreciator!!

That's a super interesting subject you brought up though 👀

Turns out a simple way to tell if most songbirds are corvids (with the exception of Rooks and Grey Crows) is the presence of ‘nasal bristles’ on the bird’s upper bill (basically the small feathers on the top beak). Australian Magpies, Grackles, and Butcherbirds look quite similar to corvids, but do not have this plumage! (and you can tell their beak shape is a bit straighter and more triangular)

And you’re right, Australian Magpies (or fakepies hehe) are *super* closely related to butcherbirds (though they are still classified as a different genus)

And lastly, I leave you with a Bonus Fun Fact: all corvids and songbirds are thought to have originated in Australia! So ALL magpies are technically australian >:]

(Also while researching the subject I found this important video I think everyone should see: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EV4qZ_lgStw

Some of my unmentioned f/os!!

My only known queerplatonic f/o is with Rhythm Girl/Yuka from Rhythm Heaven Fever. I headcanon Yuka as Pansexual Cupioromantic and in a queerplatonic relationship with my self insert Fragaria/Garia (basically a variation of Alligatia whose in the Rhythm Heaven Fever universe)

Holli Would from Cool World is another minor f/o I have self shipping only occasionally and because of this, she is not necessarily considered a top f/o since it’s only those times I do feel like it.

SPIDERS HAVE PAWS😭😭😭 its so cute i cant-

cool snake fact: long

My evil grandma used to tell me about how she personally knew people whom where abducted by aliens, I've met most of these people and they where all collectively fucking with her, this has been going on since like since she was like 39 (shes 55) and it's the funniest shit I've ever been a part of

Is your persona supposed to be a Dumbo octopus?

Either way it’s super cute— I just really like Dumbo octopi

Yes it is, I think their really neat to 🐙

Funfact: Dumbo octopus brains are wrapped around their esophagus

which makes me always wonder if they get brain damage if they swallow something to big 🤔

Maki admitted to not actually wanting to leave the academy, mentioning how it's more peaceful than her life outside

But she still thinks she has to leave because so she can go back to being an assassin in favor of the orphanage

Tenko has internalized homophobia, Guys(Literally said after freaking out because Himiko asked if she was gay)

So I've noticed that people seem to really misunderstand Maki's dynamic with Kokichi and Korekiyo(separately)...And if anything, People get them confused with each other

The fanon portrayal of Maki and Kokichi's dynamic is that they both hate each other, Kokichi jumps at every chance he has to antagonize her and she hates him enough to jump at any chance to hurt or kill him

The fanon portrayal of Korekiyo and Maki's dynamic is that they're perfectly fine with each other, Especially because of their calm and collected personalities

When it's actually..Kind of completely backwards..

In canon, After Korekiyo finds out Maki's talent; He jumps at any opportunity to antagonize her, Knowing the rules of the game and every other participant protect him from her actually hurting him. And she antagonizes him way more in chapter three even before the murder. He's also blatantly rude to her(Actively ignoring her in conversations and then asking, "Did you say something?" or "Did you hear something?/srs), And Maki is always annoyed with him even being there

Meanwhile in canon with Maki and Kokichi, Even after her talent is revealed she's literally completely fine with him, He antagonizes her for a bit but she is always shown to just not care at all or even at some points responds calmly to him..In chapter 1, She was the only person to agree with him and didn't just assume he was up to no good like literally everyone else did..She only gets more aggressive with him when he says he killed two people for fun and that he was the mastermind. She even felt guilty about killing him even when she still thought he was a remnant of despair(After finding out he wasn't the mastermind)

Am I the only one to find it funny how the fandom got those two dynamics completely confused😭😭

Few fun facts about Angie Yonaga!!

She hates the police, She calls them "heathens" because they get in the way of her cults traditions

She's an advocate for human trafficking because she thinks it's purely for ordering willing sacrifices

She's an active murderer(Sacrifices people who are willing or not)

She's tasted human blood before but doesn't think it's "tasty"

She can't feel negative emotions so she can only empathize with people(Which also plays apart in how she gets confused why her actions in chapter three make people upset)

She seems to canonically be attracted to Tsumugi or at least her body, She has several points in the game where she compliments her body and even once asked if she could touch her chest

She hates children and laughs at their pain

She's very proudly sexual in nature and says her god enjoys watching

Fun fact, Did you know Maki canonically looks up to Kiibo because she thinks he acts more human that she ever did

(Said in Chapter 3 during a training session with Shuichi)

Maki doesn't like coffee, She finds it too bitter

She prefers sweet things

Shuichi and Maki have canonically read the (Christian) Bible and might be some of the only characters to in V3

Little fun fact

In the Manga—Kaito, Angie, And Kokichi can all be seen with instruments made by Miu

Kaito has a guitar without enough strings to play it, Angie has maracas, Kokichi had a tambourine and microphone

And Ryoma gets handed it briefly but doesn't actually sing

It was like my favorite part of the Manga so I wanted to share that

Maki and her malewife

Fun fact: Maki can't cook She directly says she doesn't know how to cook given that a chef would prepare every meal for the kids at the orphanage so Maki has never even touched a knife outside of her job Also Kiibo is actually a great cook despite not being able to taste the food

Fun fact: Maki can't cook She directly says she doesn't know how to cook given that a chef would prepare every meal for the kids at the orphanage so Maki has never even touched a knife outside of her job Also Kiibo is actually a great cook despite not being able to taste the food

Hey did you know Fred Jones and Scooby Doo are the same voice actor most of the time?

posts that make you go "wait why was Abu in Hercules"