30 Random Things Twitter Told Us That We Should Have Learned In School
Your teacher, mom, and virtually any adult with a thoughtful mind would never approve of Twitter as a learning tool. And how would they with this whole infinite source of the not-very-serious side of the internet where memes, jokes, and burns are roaming free?
But people are proving them wrong by sharing incredible facts brought to them by Twitter that should have been put in the textbooks. From realizing the symbol “&” is a ligature for the word "et" to finding out that an 18-inch pizza has more of a good thing than two 12-inch pizzas, these are some of the facts that could have been part of my wisdom bank this whole time.
So scroll down, upvote your faves, and after you’re done with this post, check out our previous list of 30 random facts that will make you feel "today years old."
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By this logic wouldn’t this make most wars nowadays “the American war”?
And WWII in other planets is called "The Monkeys are at it again, silly Monkeys".
This fact is what got me into the rabbit hole of government propaganda. After learning this, around 13 yo, I thought to myself, "what else are they lying about?". AND OHHH BOY! 😂😂😂
Me too! And led me to realize the winners get to write the history. For example, if lions were in charge, the statue of the lion and the man would have the lion on top, victorious.
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WWII is also referred to as the Great Patriotic War in East Europe ;)
As a European, never heard of it. You learn something new every day... In my country "patriotic war" refers to the post Yugoslavian war of the 1990s.
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In russia the learned about "ocupation of czechoslovakia" as a "rescuing czechoslovakia"
I also learned that it was never officially declared a "war" but was official a Police Action. Please, give me some links if I am wrong about this. For real. I'm not being sarcastic here - I'm really interested what the real story is.
Next shocking news: "Frech Fries" aren't called that in France.
And technically, I believe it was a "police action" because Johnson never actually declared war.
Is amazing - I knew an American Marine and he told me that the Vietnam War was 'because' of Australia. Even though they were there fighting first - smh
Actually the translation of Vietnamese name for this war is: War Against Americans, not American War. Dont believe everything Twitter says please.
Wow. It was never declared a war. Everyone here is massively wrong, as usual.
It’s one of those things that is obvious when you say it, but I’ve never thought about. Also, Australia was involved in the war also, but I guess it was because of American peer pressure, so I guess the name still holds up...
No, you're thinking about the Indochine war, which ended in 1954. The Vietnam war started in 1955 and started as a civil war in Vietnam. France wasn't involved at all in this war, and even advised the US not to get involved.
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And still today, Natives are being harassed by police for protesting there peacefully. Nothing much has changed..
Look, I am not saying we should believe all that Twitter has to offer. But it turns out, the things we were taught at school are not so innocent either. Some facts we still believe to this day are complete myths, and they had better be laid out bare before you become "today years old" to realize they aren’t true.
You probably would place a pretty high bid on the fact that Columbus discovered America. You’re not the only one. A 2005 survey showed that 85% of Americans believed Columbus discovered the continents and only 2% correctly answered that he couldn’t have discovered America because it was already inhabited by Native Americans.
The London Underground maintain several stations that trains never use. They are reserved for TV and movie locations so as not to close down functioning stations
Another fact which turns out to be a myth is the tongue map idea, which suggests that different parts of our tongues identify different kinds of tastes. However, the University of Florida Center for Smell and Taste stated that “the locations of those taste buds aren't in accordance with the 'tongue map.'” And even if taste buds are indeed receptive to certain types of tastes, the difference in reality is tiny.
You've probably heard how Einstein failed math in school and was not an A student in general. It turns out, the only exam he failed was an entrance test to the Zurich Polytechnic he had to take in French, which he didn’t speak well at the time.
Even Cleopatra didn't know what kind of people the pyramid builder is
She’s also small and behind a ton of protection. She’s beyond amazing.
Googol Plex (it's a number) is so large that if u wrote each of its zeros on separate atoms in the universe, there won't be enough space to finish writing all the zeros.
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You know I was taught a bunch of stuff in school, but I kinda wish that I was taught life skills; how to deal with loss, a broken heart, finances, rudimentary DIY, etc. You know everything that actually happens to you after you leave school.
We have some schools now that do (Netherlands) including growing food, but yeah, those are important survival skills
Cute - but I don't think anyone can teach you how to fix a broken heart. (: I learned the rest in school though. I didn't necessarily RETAIN it but that's not the teacher's fault.
The study of psychology can help you deal with it. That's how I overcame a lot of problems that hurt my feelings. I'd go research about the feeling I feel and why and really now it's much easier to deal with anything. People sometimes think I'm a bit "cold", though... ^^"
I don't know when you graduated from high school, Steve Barnett, but nowadays schools do a little bit of everything. And I don't know where you are from, but here in the USA where I live, each state's legislature decides what the schools teach instead of the people who actually know about education and learning. If you live in the USA, then instead of griping about what you didn't learn, try to get involved so that you can be somebody who decides what gets taught, thus saving others from your sad fate. I'm sorry for being nasty, it's just that I'm tired of schools getting blamed for what lacks in their curriculum because people just don't understand the school doesn't get to decide what is taught. It sucks.
Hi Cathy, no, you're not being nasty. I left school (UK) a long time ago, 35 years odd. Things might have changed here, I don't know. Thank you for your comment.
FINALLY. Thank you Cathy Jo Baker.
That's the parents' job.
I can't possibly fathom how parents expect the school to teach their children healthy coping mechanisms. Looks like it goes out if fashion with the decline of multigenerational families.
I wish I had a thousand likes to give this. I especially love the plural usage of parent...as in it takes both parents to teach life skills. We shouldn’t rely on the government to supply this knowledge but actually take responsibility for teaching our own offspring.
You know, I'm a mom now and my daughter is learning a lot more life skills than I ever did in school. She is being taught to understand mathematical concepts, not just memorize them. She is discussing real-life issues like racism through books. She's learning what it means to be a part of a community. She's only 7. I think there's still way more skills that should be tsught (finances being a major one!!!) And I know how broken the system is at its core. I studied to be a teacher and we live in NY and, at least from where I stand, we are growing, little by little.
Littoface Good response!
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How the fuck are teachers meant to teach you about a broken heart? Or to deal with loss?
Probably by using the exact same predetermined techniques that therapists and counselors already use?
Amanda McGuirt haha
Gosh aren't you all smiles today Edward? Maybe Amanda thinks resilience classes and other mental health techniques should be taught.... I know I do!
@Edward: Due to the educational system in the Netherlands teachers do have 1 on 1 time with their students in primary school. There are also remedial teachers and teachers that can act as a confidante if a pupil wants or needs one.
So you’re saying a large class is the appropriate space to apply extremely personal one-on-one therapy techniques or were you just talking complete shit, Amanda?
I don't know Edward, that's not my field of knowledge. I was only suggesting that we could help children with actual problems that they are going to face later on in life. That's all. Yours.
Doing dishes, vacuuming, cooking, and the most important of all missing schooling in America: Critical Thinking Skills!!
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Wow you attracted a lot of bots
How come it is not possible to report them so the administrators could check and delete them? 🤔😡
No you won't! You'll soon as you pull out a few..
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I always felt there should be a Life101 course in high school to teach people lots of survival skills like: how marketing works on you, the banking system, credit card lures and traps, living within your means, how to shop and cook, negotiation skills, etc. etc.
In Middle School (US, grades 6-8), we had Home Economics (cooking, sewing, nutrition) and Industrial Education (basic tool use, fun industrial projects). In 10th grade we had General Business (letter writing, banking, budgeting, basic laws, comparison shopping).
I had to take a Personal Finance Literacy course in my sophomore year of high school. I thought most schools offered that, but if they don't, I agree that they should.
Like.... vocational high schools. Yep, they do teach you these things, if that's part of your major. For example, my high school major is tourism commercialist (roughly translated) and I literally had those subjects in school.
My daughter's homeschool curriculum already includes that. She's 4. She likes doing math problems involving a Very Silly Person who gets more and more credit card debt buying toys he doesn't need. :)
That would be life skills, health, shop, and home-ec.
It would be nice if they taught the 3 'R's for a change instead of ... what are they teachiing now? Not a damn thing buy how to be petty and pissy about what someone's wearing or how those 'in charge' can throw their weight around.
And critical thinking skills!!
So as a Canadian I wonder why we weren't taught that a Canadian invented peanut butter, we were taught about insulin and basketball being Canadian (among other things), but not peanut butter (I find that weird)
Americans are taught that it was George Washington Carver, one of the first and most prominent black American Scientist, who invented peanut butter.
It wasn't him though. https://www.biography.com/news/george-washington-carver-peanut-butter
These are all interesting facts - I love lists like this. But on another note...poor teachers. They barely make a living, they're constantly disrespected and defunded, they are now looking at going back to school at the height of this pandemic. There's also lists everywhere of things you should've been taught in school. Are we incapable of learning ANYTHING ourselves? What makes this a list of things I should've learned in school? They are supposed to teach us this ever-evolving list of 'life skills' everything from cars and appliance repair to cooking, planting a garden, etc. Forget that necessary life skills are relative to who/where/what you do/want to do. The history of every civilization where everyone used to live, everyone's different points of views about history, every important historical figure (good or bad) AND all the different diseases/conditions/disabilities a person has. Where does it end? WHY the things on this list - please someone give me some insight.
Great article - didn't like all the snarky remarks though
There are several here that I wouldn't expect to learn in school, like the cost of movie theater popcorn vs filet mignon, who designed chupa chups, and how many faces a chicken can recognize.
I’m a design teacher and have mentioned the Salvador Dali/Chupa Chups fact a few times
I swear it's in vogue right now to lament all the things you weren't taught in school. As if once you graduate that's it, you're done. You can't learn anything at all now - just have to go through the rest of your life confused.
some of the
oops. accidentally pressed enter. meant to say that some of these are cool but aren't really necessary to learn in school.
I love useless facts.
And what do they teach at American schools? How to be a pregnant prom queen?
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You know I was taught a bunch of stuff in school, but I kinda wish that I was taught life skills; how to deal with loss, a broken heart, finances, rudimentary DIY, etc. You know everything that actually happens to you after you leave school.
We have some schools now that do (Netherlands) including growing food, but yeah, those are important survival skills
Cute - but I don't think anyone can teach you how to fix a broken heart. (: I learned the rest in school though. I didn't necessarily RETAIN it but that's not the teacher's fault.
The study of psychology can help you deal with it. That's how I overcame a lot of problems that hurt my feelings. I'd go research about the feeling I feel and why and really now it's much easier to deal with anything. People sometimes think I'm a bit "cold", though... ^^"
I don't know when you graduated from high school, Steve Barnett, but nowadays schools do a little bit of everything. And I don't know where you are from, but here in the USA where I live, each state's legislature decides what the schools teach instead of the people who actually know about education and learning. If you live in the USA, then instead of griping about what you didn't learn, try to get involved so that you can be somebody who decides what gets taught, thus saving others from your sad fate. I'm sorry for being nasty, it's just that I'm tired of schools getting blamed for what lacks in their curriculum because people just don't understand the school doesn't get to decide what is taught. It sucks.
Hi Cathy, no, you're not being nasty. I left school (UK) a long time ago, 35 years odd. Things might have changed here, I don't know. Thank you for your comment.
FINALLY. Thank you Cathy Jo Baker.
That's the parents' job.
I can't possibly fathom how parents expect the school to teach their children healthy coping mechanisms. Looks like it goes out if fashion with the decline of multigenerational families.
I wish I had a thousand likes to give this. I especially love the plural usage of parent...as in it takes both parents to teach life skills. We shouldn’t rely on the government to supply this knowledge but actually take responsibility for teaching our own offspring.
You know, I'm a mom now and my daughter is learning a lot more life skills than I ever did in school. She is being taught to understand mathematical concepts, not just memorize them. She is discussing real-life issues like racism through books. She's learning what it means to be a part of a community. She's only 7. I think there's still way more skills that should be tsught (finances being a major one!!!) And I know how broken the system is at its core. I studied to be a teacher and we live in NY and, at least from where I stand, we are growing, little by little.
Littoface Good response!
Littoface like
How the fuck are teachers meant to teach you about a broken heart? Or to deal with loss?
Probably by using the exact same predetermined techniques that therapists and counselors already use?
Amanda McGuirt haha
Gosh aren't you all smiles today Edward? Maybe Amanda thinks resilience classes and other mental health techniques should be taught.... I know I do!
@Edward: Due to the educational system in the Netherlands teachers do have 1 on 1 time with their students in primary school. There are also remedial teachers and teachers that can act as a confidante if a pupil wants or needs one.
So you’re saying a large class is the appropriate space to apply extremely personal one-on-one therapy techniques or were you just talking complete shit, Amanda?
I don't know Edward, that's not my field of knowledge. I was only suggesting that we could help children with actual problems that they are going to face later on in life. That's all. Yours.
Doing dishes, vacuuming, cooking, and the most important of all missing schooling in America: Critical Thinking Skills!!
fun fact, if you would put all the bloodveins in your body in one straight line... you would die
Wow you attracted a lot of bots
How come it is not possible to report them so the administrators could check and delete them? 🤔😡
No you won't! You'll soon as you pull out a few..
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I always felt there should be a Life101 course in high school to teach people lots of survival skills like: how marketing works on you, the banking system, credit card lures and traps, living within your means, how to shop and cook, negotiation skills, etc. etc.
In Middle School (US, grades 6-8), we had Home Economics (cooking, sewing, nutrition) and Industrial Education (basic tool use, fun industrial projects). In 10th grade we had General Business (letter writing, banking, budgeting, basic laws, comparison shopping).
I had to take a Personal Finance Literacy course in my sophomore year of high school. I thought most schools offered that, but if they don't, I agree that they should.
Like.... vocational high schools. Yep, they do teach you these things, if that's part of your major. For example, my high school major is tourism commercialist (roughly translated) and I literally had those subjects in school.
My daughter's homeschool curriculum already includes that. She's 4. She likes doing math problems involving a Very Silly Person who gets more and more credit card debt buying toys he doesn't need. :)
That would be life skills, health, shop, and home-ec.
It would be nice if they taught the 3 'R's for a change instead of ... what are they teachiing now? Not a damn thing buy how to be petty and pissy about what someone's wearing or how those 'in charge' can throw their weight around.
And critical thinking skills!!
So as a Canadian I wonder why we weren't taught that a Canadian invented peanut butter, we were taught about insulin and basketball being Canadian (among other things), but not peanut butter (I find that weird)
Americans are taught that it was George Washington Carver, one of the first and most prominent black American Scientist, who invented peanut butter.
It wasn't him though. https://www.biography.com/news/george-washington-carver-peanut-butter
These are all interesting facts - I love lists like this. But on another note...poor teachers. They barely make a living, they're constantly disrespected and defunded, they are now looking at going back to school at the height of this pandemic. There's also lists everywhere of things you should've been taught in school. Are we incapable of learning ANYTHING ourselves? What makes this a list of things I should've learned in school? They are supposed to teach us this ever-evolving list of 'life skills' everything from cars and appliance repair to cooking, planting a garden, etc. Forget that necessary life skills are relative to who/where/what you do/want to do. The history of every civilization where everyone used to live, everyone's different points of views about history, every important historical figure (good or bad) AND all the different diseases/conditions/disabilities a person has. Where does it end? WHY the things on this list - please someone give me some insight.
Great article - didn't like all the snarky remarks though
There are several here that I wouldn't expect to learn in school, like the cost of movie theater popcorn vs filet mignon, who designed chupa chups, and how many faces a chicken can recognize.
I’m a design teacher and have mentioned the Salvador Dali/Chupa Chups fact a few times
I swear it's in vogue right now to lament all the things you weren't taught in school. As if once you graduate that's it, you're done. You can't learn anything at all now - just have to go through the rest of your life confused.
some of the
oops. accidentally pressed enter. meant to say that some of these are cool but aren't really necessary to learn in school.
I love useless facts.
And what do they teach at American schools? How to be a pregnant prom queen?
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