Every one of us here has a lot of 'useless' information about Transformers rattling about in our heads. But what about the 'useful' stuff? I know I learned the word 'sarcasm' as an eight year-old reading one of the first few issues of the Marvel comic where Megatron castigates Starscream. I remember asking my mum what the word meant, and I've never forgotten (particularly as the word was similar to Starscream's name itself.) And I've been using "sarcasm" ever since. I also learnt as a 13 year-old that New Jersey is a place that can be seen from Manhattan (and that Manhattanites would, perhaps, not care if Jersey was blown off the face of the earth.) And as a ninteen year-old I learned that NASA had once sent a golden cannister off into outer space. And that's just a few examples.

Thus, this thread is to honour the real-world words, facts and trivia that we've learned through the various media of the Transformers. Discuss away...