Karlillo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?message-squaremessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down15
arrow-up1118arrow-down1message-squareWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?Karlillo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_Bee
minus-squarePatMustard@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThey 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-up2·11 months agohttps://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.