What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?

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StuHolmes Jul 2017 12:01am, 14 Jul 2017 1,678 posts	0 StuHolmes Also, there is a fruit called medlar fruit.
StuHolmes Jul 2017 12:10am, 14 Jul 2017 1,679 posts	0 StuHolmes Oh yes, Dog's Arse!
Carpathius Jul 2017 2:16pm, 14 Jul 2017 12,170 posts	0 Carpathius Eurgh!
AndrewS Jul 2017 2:27pm, 14 Jul 2017 567 posts	0 AndrewS Spaghetti is the plural form of the Italian word Spaghetto.
Markymarkmark Jul 2017 2:32pm, 14 Jul 2017 5,453 posts	0 Markymarkmark "In the 16th and 17th centuries, medlars were bawdily called "open-arses" because of the shape of the fruits, inspiring boisterous or humorously indecent puns in many Elizabethan and Jacobean plays." And that there is such a word as "bletting" which has to happen to medlars before they are edible! (Wikepedia is wonderful isn't it?)
GregP Jul 2017 2:39pm, 14 Jul 2017 94,162 posts	0 GregP They get mentioned on GQT a lot - it seems they are sort of a rude in-joke amongst horticulturists, it seems.
Wobbling Jul 2017 5:09pm, 14 Jul 2017 5,195 posts	0 Wobbling Hugh Fearnly-Whittingstall devoted pretty much an entire episode of River Cottage to medlars. There was lots of medlar jam.
TomahawkMike Jul 2017 10:00am, 16 Jul 2017 775 posts	0 TomahawkMike Goat hunting occurs in New Zealand. My son and his companions met a group of goat hunters who shared a stew with them whilst they all sheltered for the night in one of the many huts that are around for walkers/trampers etc. Apparently Feral goats can be a bit of a nuisance for farmers.
NDWDave Jul 2017 7:12pm, 16 Jul 2017 3,920 posts	0 NDWDave How to tell the difference between Nz and Aus flags. Red stars = NZ. Extra white star under Union Jack = Australia
Fragile Do Not Bend Jul 2017 8:58pm, 18 Jul 2017 2,060 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend Thanks to helping out with the school parties at the Olympic stadium, I now know what 'dabbing' is and who Radzi is.