Today I learned +

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

Today I encountered the word Mercosur, which is a South American trade bloc.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay are members.

 

[overgeeked]

TIL cowboys are not a US original. The whole thing comes from the vaqueros of Spain and Mexico. The word buckaroo is a corruption of vaquero. Ranch is from the Spanish rancho. Rodeo is a Spanish word. So all those white people in cowboy hats and boots are LARPing as Mexican vaqueros.

 

[Ryujin]

TIL cowboys are not a US original. The whole thing comes from the vaqueros of Spain and Mexico. The word buckaroo is a corruption of vaquero. Ranch is from the Spanish rancho. Rodeo is a Spanish word. So all those white people in cowboy hats and boots are LARPing as Mexican vaqueros.

Definitely, but at least some of us know it