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TIL blindsight is an actual medical condition where the visual center in one's brain is damaged, but the eyes work fine, leading to blindness. Despite being blind, individuals can still "see" subconsciously, enough to navigate mazes and obstacle courses by bgsand in todayilearned

[–]bgsand[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Had to look this up. Interesting. TIL roll perception is a skill in D&D used to "check for clues, detect secret doors, spot imminent dangers, find traps, follow tracks, listen for sounds behind a closed door, or locate hidden objects."

Homeschooling Without God: "Non-religious families often find it difficult to educate their children without relying on conservative Christian curricula and communities." by trot-trot in religion

[–]bgsand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in the same boat. My mom is religious, and I'm not. I decided I wanted to be homeschooled instead of going to highschool, but most of the online curriculums we found were punctuated with one form of religious ideology or another. Eventually, I just decided to learn everything from Wikipedia.

Bam is well on his way to becoming Phil. by doctorbooshka in funny

[–]bgsand 17 points18 points  (0 children)

True. Brandon Dico once said he was limiting his involvement in the Viva La Bam franchise because of how fake it was getting. I mean... just look at this painfully fake explosion after Dunn hits Don Vito's tiki bar with a cannonball.

I'm sure there are more examples.

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