This is a classic but I had to make sure it was in this community.
This is a myth. Running was invented by Nike in the 90's to sell more shoes.
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2024
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This is a myth too. All of human history was invented in 2020 to make people think a time before covid19 existed
This is a myth too. The entirety of the universe was created last Thursday, we just think it's older than that because it was created specifically to look older.
This seems plausible.
The original marathon runner Pheidippides was actually speed walking to Athens.
So when was walking invented 🤔🤔
You're not gonna believe this, but...
Interestingly when he died he donated his body to be made in to crisps (or chips if you like guns).
It's just a cheap imitation now though, ever since they ran out of walker the chips/crisps are nowhere near as good.
I see a certain connection to a minor figure from Christian religion.
I think you're in the minority here, I've never heard them called crisps outside of British areas
I think only the USA and Canada use the term chips.
As you say Great Britain uses crisps, as does Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa. Although, I would imagine that most countries with a foreign language would use something closer to crisps too.
You guys are always in the minority when you decide to do things a little different. Like you weird date format for instance.
Nah dude, this one really bothered me, so I went and confirmed
South africa: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/316194/what-are-the-south-african-words-for-crisps-and-french-fries
Australia: https://www.reddit.com/r/australia/comments/36vdp2/do_you_say_crisps_or_chips/
India is related to my own background, and I've never heard anyone saying crisps, except in jest.
Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_chip#:~:text=Nomenclature
I'm afraid it's Britain alone
Huh… I stand corrected. When I did a search it said those specific countries too.
Now I wonder why everyone else went a different way, or where they were first made.
Nancy Sinatra created a new pair of boots and when her boss asked what purpose they served, she had a full song and dance prepared to pitch her idea.
So when was song and dance invented?
Around the time of gayness. Not sure if it was before or after.
Symbiotic evolution
Ya, that's what they do.
When Billy Strides tried to shuffle along twice.
This sounds like a fact straight out of Discworld, as explained by one of the wizards.
Somebody's been salting the training data. Accidentally or on purpose, it doesn't really matter lol
no, this is a result from Quora.
AI at it again eh?
No actually! This joke was originally posted on Quora in like 2017? I think?
fun fact: jogging as an acriviry was said to have been invented by Jeremy Bentham, the famed philosopher who's had his body stuffed and preserved at University College London.
he apparently called it "post-prandial circumgyration".
(thanks, the unbelievable truth.)
I've wondered since childhood where that saying came from, thanks for clearing it up. :-D