The Off Topic Topic

[Syt]

[Valmy]

I had no idea citrus fruits were so complicated.

[HVC]

now look up at the variations of Brassica oleracea

[Barrister]

A tangerine is a hybrid between a mandarin and a pomelo. A clementine is a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange. The sweet orange itself is also a hybrid, between pomelo and mandarin.

Basically all citrus are hybrids in different degrees of three ancestral plants, "true" mandarins, pomelos and citrons.

Fascinating.  I had no idea.

[Admiral Yi]

Awesome.

[Tonitrus]

No true Mandarin...

[The Larch]

now look up at the variations of Brassica oleracea

The wonderful world of wild cabbages!  Did you watch this week's Atlas Pro video on the geography of vegetables? 

To summarize, kale, collard greens, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages and a few other veggies are all different varieties of the same plant, the aforementioned Brassica oleracea, developed over time in different places.

[Admiral Yi]

This is all very interesting, but doesn't this discussion belong in either the Brexit or Covid thread?

[HVC]

now look up at the variations of Brassica oleracea

The wonderful world of wild cabbages!  Did you watch this week's Atlas Pro video on the geography of vegetables? 

To summarize, kale, collard greens, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages and a few other veggies are all different varieties of the same plant, the aforementioned Brassica oleracea, developed over time in different places.

Nope, but maybe i will. i just knew about the cabbage thing for a while and always found it interesting. i did have to look up the name of the original plant, though.

[PDH]

This is all very interesting, but doesn't this discussion belong in either the Brexit or Covid thread?

Not enough Civil War for those places.

[ulmont]

Anyways, time for the etymology map:

Immediate reaction:  what the fuck is up with the tip of...oh, right, Brezhoneg.

[Josquius]

Interesting thing today to make people feel old.
It's now 38 years since the NES was released.
Japanese twitter has been blowing up over the fact when the NES was released it was 38 years since WW2.
People talking about the NES today are the same as old dudes from back then going on about the war.

[Sheilbh]

Covid vaccinations start in Australia who somehow manage to make it look like a hostage video

[Syt]

[DGuller]

One of the better pieces by Daily Mail.