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Mitochondria is the power house of the cell (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by red_pigeon@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This (arguably unhelpful) phrase seems to be taught across schools all over the world. What are some other phrases like this that are common ?

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[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Do you have any evidence your phrase is used all over the world? I never learnt it.

[–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I learned it in German in Germany. Do we have evidence from the francophone world? Latam? China?

[–] MrBobDobalina@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 months ago

Checking in from NZ, sounds familiar to me

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Definitely did it in Australia.

[–] DavidDoesLemmy@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What class? What year?

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Biology class circa 2001-2003

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think this phrase was made into a meme by an American children's TV show called Bill Nye the Science Guy; it's said during the intro sequence.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ohhhhhh I had never put two and two together on that

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Actually I think I'm wrong.

Apparently the phrase dates from a biology paper published in 1957. I think I've been Mandela Effected; I have a memory of several voices coming in and saying science phrases, in between "Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!" but having just rewatched the intro sequence on Youtube this only happens once and the phrase it says is "Intertia is a property of matter."