Astronius-Maximus
Astronius-Maximus t1_j67jhd7 wrote
Reply to comment by DefiantStomp in TIL about foreign accent syndrome. This is a very rare (~100 cases worldwide) but real medical condition where people abruptly begin speaking in a foreign accent following head trauma like a bad migraine, accident, or stroke. by veety
Recently I've watched a lot of documentaries and videos with people speaking british english, and I now find myself speaking with an accent that is a mix of my usual voice and a british accent (I'm from Texas). Sometimes when I think out loud I just use a british voice. I have to prevent myself form embarrassing myself in front of family.
Astronius-Maximus t1_iuj7wx4 wrote
Reply to comment by InsuranceToTheRescue in TIL African elephants can exchange information by emitting low-frequency sounds that travel dozens of miles under the ground on the savanna. The sound waves come from the animals' huge vocal cords, and distant elephants “hear” the signals with their highly sensitive feet. by iboughtarock
The survival of whatever-the-heck-works.
Astronius-Maximus t1_jdip4fu wrote
Reply to comment by Blackraven2007 in TIL: A Mambo No. 5 cover by Bob the Builder went to number 1 in the UK on 9th September 2001, but was removed from BBC radio playlists after the 9/11 attacks as it was ‘too frivolous’ by gnomageddon7
Most likely was seen as inappropriate (too upbeat in this case) given the event that just occurred. A lot of songs were pulled from radio on 9/11 for similar reasons.