#funfact #uselessknowledge #neologism
I’ve just learned that there’s a word for those retired guys that are standing around construction sites and watching all day long.

I always thought they might be some illuminati or maybe lizard people, mind controlling all this world’s 🏗️ sites. But no- read and rejoice!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umarell

... by the way: Dinosaurs 🦖 always drank their coffee without milk back then, because larger mammals didn't exist yet! ⁉️
Maybe with oat milk, that might work, but definitely not with cow's milk! 🐮

#uselessknowledge #dinosaur #milk #ancient #oatmilk #vegan #veganart

**WW2 was closer to the US Civil War than it is to the current day.**

#uselessknowledge
#TIL

huh. TIL: there is a “four corners” place in Canada, like there is more famously in the USA, where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet.

But ours is automatically cooler, figuratively and literally*, because it is a: at 60° Latitude, and b: involves two Territories and two Provinces.

It is where the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba meet.

It is also a LOT harder to get to. Though arguably, as it is amongst the thousands of lakes in the area, during the summer, a float plane would get you there.

Also, technically. It is not a perfect “joining” on the map which is just bad planning on Canada’s part, but at least it is hiking distance. Or that might be just a projection issue. They seem to converge at 60N 102W. I guess I could consult an official boundary document or something :)

Apple Map location: https://maps.apple/p/W9ucIgoQCikMLM

Edit: Google Maps has a photo! Added here… of the four cornered boundary monument!

Edit2: Legislative confirmation of the four corners is in the Nunavut Act 1993, first line of Schedule 1 Section 3: “Western Boundary of Nunavut”:

“Commencing at the intersection of 60°00′N latitude with 102°00′W longitude, being the intersection of the Manitoba, Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan borders;””

*seasons and ongoing #agw not withstanding
#geography #uselessKnowledge #nerd #maps #canada #sk #mb #nwt #yt #climatechange

#TIL a candidate for most #uselessKnowledge: The names of the Paris #arrondissement­s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jBu1D1yoTA

The case for #uselessknowledge

#Astrobiologist Betül Kaçar on why the simple act of #askingquestions (without needing a reason) is one of the most powerful things a #human can do.

https://bigthink.com/the-well/the-case-for-useless-knowledge-asking-questions/