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What's some common knowledge that you just found out recently? (lemmy.world)

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[-] apex32@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago

I spent 30+ years thinking that a pony was a baby horse rather than a smaller type of horse. You know how cats have kittens and dogs have puppies? Well I thought horses had ponies.

Even all the times that Lisa Simpson wanted a pony, I just thought it was similar to how a kid might want a puppy.

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 20 points 4 months ago

To be fair:

The word pony derives from the old French poulenet, meaning foal, a young, immature horse.

Quoth wikipedia.

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 8 points 4 months ago

Well this is a TIL moment. You saved me at ~28 years.

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