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Groucho's Fact Hunt

Fibonacci is pretty much everywhere around us in some form in nature as well.
I've often wondered if the work of art below was composed according to some fundamental mathematical principle, like the Fibonacci ratio. The trapezoid structure arising from their limbs, with Kev's foot firmly resting on Suarez's collateral ligament - a beautiful symmetry that is pleasing to the eye.

luis-suarez_2744043b.jpg
 

I've often wondered if the work of art below was composed according to some fundamental mathematical principle, like the Fibonacci ratio. The trapezoid structure arising from their limbs, with Kev's foot firmly resting on Suarez's collateral ligament - a beautiful symmetry that is pleasing to the eye.

luis-suarez_2744043b.jpg
A great pic, from one of the best usernames on GOT.
 
I've often wondered if the work of art below was composed according to some fundamental mathematical principle, like the Fibonacci ratio. The trapezoid structure arising from their limbs, with Kev's foot firmly resting on Suarez's collateral ligament - a beautiful symmetry that is pleasing to the eye.

luis-suarez_2744043b.jpg
Best not to overanalyse a great photo
 
Most English swear words and insults were in fact fairly regular words in Old English. With the Norman conquest of Britain, the new ruling class imposed Old French as the language of the aristocracy and Old English was spoken by the common or 'vulgar' class. This over time gave rise to the idea that these words were 'dirty' and not to be used in polite company. Also applies to some other less rude words in interesting ways. Better explained in the link below.

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/06/swear-words-etymology-and-the-history-of-english/

Is this enough for us to remove the oppressive swear filter that is preventing us from reclaiming our Germanic heritage? :D
 
Most English swear words and insults were in fact fairly regular words in Old English. With the Norman conquest of Britain, the new ruling class imposed Old French as the language of the aristocracy and Old English was spoken by the common or 'vulgar' class. This over time gave rise to the idea that these words were 'dirty' and not to be used in polite company. Also applies to some other less rude words in interesting ways. Better explained in the link below.

http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/06/swear-words-etymology-and-the-history-of-english/

Is this enough for us to remove the oppressive swear filter that is preventing us from reclaiming our Germanic heritage? :D
I read that a Medieval English speaker could converse with a modern day German relatively easily.
 

I read that a Medieval English speaker could converse with a modern day German relatively easily.

Wouldn't surprise me at all. Frisian and Dutch are the closest relatives of English and I remember watching a programme ages ago, in which someone tried using bits of Old English to converse with a Frisian farmer about his cows. Think it's on YouTube somewhere.
 
Because of the sheer size of it, the exact location of the mouth of the Amazon river is difficult to pinpoint exactly. At its widest, the width of the mouth is only about 20km less than the length of the river Thames.
 

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