KarlillotoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·8 months agoWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?message-squarearrow-up1126arrow-down16message-square126fedilink
arrow-up1120arrow-down1message-squareWhat's some common knowledge that you just found out recently?KarlillotoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world·8 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squareDagwood222arrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Australian_Spelling_Bee
minus-squarePatMustardEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkThey 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-squareDagwood222arrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkhttps://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.