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Tell me what it is you know a lot about that most people don't?

199 replies

Jacquer · 28/10/2023 21:50

Inspired by the trending weather thread and the individuals who appear to be au faith with weather models, got me wondering what uncommon or unique thing you know a lot about and would be regarded as people's "go to" (if they knew)?

Mine is foreign exchange.

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Bogofftosomewherehot · 29/10/2023 00:40

Placentas.

SinnerBoy · 29/10/2023 00:41

WeWereInParis · Yesterday 22:25

I can name every US state and it's capital.

If you're a celeb, you could go on Richard Osman's House of Games and smash the "Where's Kazakhstan?" round!

MouseMinge · 29/10/2023 00:58

Costume and fashion history including underwear and, of course, corsets. Early film history and some shit relating to that that nobody cares about.

I've also become a reluctant minor expert on stuff that goes wrong with your oesophagus and more recently tumours in the oesophagus. Never going to come up in a pub quiz.

Dontcallmescarface · 29/10/2023 01:14

Binturongs and meerkats.

Rincol · 29/10/2023 01:17

Fricatives

stayathomer · 29/10/2023 01:21

Excema, horses and romantic comedies!

hoobanoobie · 29/10/2023 01:22

The Tudors and the Ancient Egyptians.

LaurieStrode · 29/10/2023 01:24

Golden age detective fiction

dontaskmecosidontknow · 29/10/2023 01:29

Fostering, particularly refugees

Beeswood · 29/10/2023 05:37

The human body.
My favourite subject at school was anatomy, physiology and health, I then trained as a nurse.
I was reading about the workings of the ears tonight, and thinking how amazing the tiniest part of the body is.

Sgtmajormummy · 29/10/2023 06:01

My head is stuffed with pop songs. I can name that tune and sing along to most things 1940-2000. It makes watching films a multi-sensorial experience and I have constant earworms.
With all that wasted brain power, I could have been a rocket scientist!

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 29/10/2023 06:54

WeWereInParis · 28/10/2023 22:30

Oh and rocks. My dad was a geologist so I was often shown what were apparently interesting bits of rock and told about them on various hikes I was dragged on. A reasonable amount of it sunk it.

Also rocks. I am also a geologist.

More specifically, the hydrology of the River Don catchment, S Yorkshire.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 29/10/2023 06:56

Adrian Mole

aroomwithaperfectview · 29/10/2023 07:24

stayathomer · 29/10/2023 01:21

Excema, horses and romantic comedies!

Eczema, sorry but couldn't help it.Halo

stayathomer · 29/10/2023 07:27

Eczema, sorry but couldn't help it.
oh! I don’t know how that happened- half asleep here, thank you😅

Tortiemiaw · 29/10/2023 07:28

How to fill in a PIP form(work!)

Tortiemiaw · 29/10/2023 07:28

Oh and Microtia

Lampzade · 29/10/2023 07:30

PrincessHoneysuckle · 28/10/2023 22:32

Celebrities.Including their partners names and dcs

Ha ha , me too and I am supposed to be well educated

My dh says I am a mine of useless information

PissPotPourri · 29/10/2023 07:31

Cheese

Mysteriousgirl2 · 29/10/2023 07:32

Foxhunting. Again, it doesn’t come up much for me these days.

bridgetjonesmassivepants · 29/10/2023 07:33

I can identify most British country houses from their exterior and can tell you when built, who by etc. This has never been useful.
Also very good at identifying artists, makes the National Gallery more fun as it turns into a quiz.

newrubylane · 29/10/2023 07:35

SisterAgatha · 28/10/2023 23:12

Geneology, and keeping it as free as possible.

Snap!

Slidingsocks · 29/10/2023 07:35

Malarandras · 29/10/2023 00:24

The Golden age of exploration
The Franklin expedition
Bethesda games
Jack the Ripper
Cinema

I raise you the Golden Age of Antarctic exploration. Obsessed with Shackleton!

eatsleepfarmrepeat · 29/10/2023 07:38

Mysteriousgirl2 · 29/10/2023 07:32

Foxhunting. Again, it doesn’t come up much for me these days.

Snap.

also reservoirs, their construction and legislation surrounding their management.

itsmeafterall · 29/10/2023 07:39

FourChimneys · 28/10/2023 22:10

Sea shells. I can identify loads of them, even uncommon ones, ever since a childhood obsession.

How to turn a heel on a knitted sock the old fashioned way.

Plus some very niche stuff to do with my work.

Ooh please can you DM me your pattern? I'm just getting into sock knitting.

Sorry to derail the thread 😬