Karlillo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 个月前What's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?message-squaremessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1126
arrow-up1126message-squareWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?Karlillo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 个月前message-square125fedilink
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 个月前https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_Bee
minus-squarePatMustard@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前They do exist around the world but I think they’re something of a novelty. Clicking through to the wiki article for “spelling bee” in general the history is all very American.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 个月前https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We love bees because they embody the ideal,rather fierce orthographic version of The Hunger Games. apparently, you’re right, it’s an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_Bee
They do exist around the world but I think they’re something of a novelty. Clicking through to the wiki article for “spelling bee” in general the history is all very American.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/history-spelling-bee-180971916/#:~:text=We love bees because they embody the ideal,rather fierce orthographic version of The Hunger Games.
apparently, you’re right, it’s an American thing we exported, like rock and Roll and nulcear weapons.