History Fridge / TheLastContinent

* One of the wizards recounts having taken part in an expedition to find the University library's Lost Reading Room. Not only did his party resort to eating their boots to survive, but also the boots of the deceased members of the ''previous'' expedition. If the previous expedition's members were still wearing intact boots, then '''that''' party of explorers presumably ''didn't'' expire from starvation. So, just what the hairy heck killed them? What's lurking in the farthest depths of the stacks, that could take down a whole party of wizards?

* Every region of the Discworld Rincewind has encountered has its citizens out to use/capture/kill him, but the people of XXXX come to regard Rincewind as a hero. This stands out as an alien treatment... but remember, the XXXX god is an alien god not native to the Discworld and so not bound by their laws, nor does he need to be childishly selfish and playful like the Discworld pantheon. While he is still manipulative as a god, he does give Rincewind a fair go by having all the people be helpful to various degrees (even if some don't work out) and having a relative of his theirs. And by the end of the story, Rincewind is repaid with appreciation and thanks for his help, as well as Rincewind coming to appreciate the land he's travelled through.

* There's a passing mention in ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'' that pencils in Discworld aren't manufactured, but grown as stems of a type of bush native to Sumtri. Considering how many other utensils started sprouting from the Mono Island vegetation, it's quite possible that this is where that bush's ancestors came from.

* After meeting the God of Evolution, Ponder slips into the AlmightyJanitor role. Which is a role the God of Evolution manages, as part of his job to keep things running. Looks like that god has an indirect believer.

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** Alternately, everyone back then was also far too embarrassed to explain.

* Scrappy says that everything's been wrong ever since Rincewind arrived on FourEcks. While he's exaggerating Rincewind's role in the whole situation, he's not wrong: the continent got in trouble because of the wizards' interference in the past, which happened because they got sidetracked while trying to find a means to locate Rincewind to cure the Librarian. So Rincewind is responsible for the continent after all!

* There's a passing mention in ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'' that pencils in Discworld aren't manufactured, but grown as stems of a type of bush native to Sumtri. Considering how many other utensils started sprouting from the Mono Island vegetation, it's quite possible that this is where that bush's ancestors came from.
* Ponder's and Ridcully's discussion of how stepping on an ant might change the future takes on new depths of irony when you realize that they're only having the conversation in the first place ''because of a single ant''. Specifically, the one that the Lady arranged to divert from its course through Hex's tubing, at the end of ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'', thus causing Rincewind to be teleported to Fourecks rather than back to UU. If not for that one ant, the faculty wouldn't have had any reason to visit the office where the portal to Mono Island could be found, hence would not have time traveled, hence would not had the conversation about changing the past.
* When fleeing from the police in Bugarup, Rincewind is dismayed and amazed by how the pursuing officers stay on his tail. Aside from a very brief sojourn in ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'', Rincewind hasn't been in Ankh-Morpork since the events of ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'', so has completely missed the rebirth of his home city's Watch in the wake of ''Discworld/GuardsGuards''. He only remembers how lazy and fearful the Watch used to be, and will be quite astonished to see what's become of them once he gets home at last.

* Back in ''Discworld/EqualRites'', Granny Weatherwax told Mrs. Whitlow's fortune via tea leaves, and predicted (i.e. made up) a future in which several young men would vie for her ample favors. Even though she was just telling the customer what she thought Mrs. Whitlow wanted to hear, it seems the only thing she got wrong was the would-be paramours' age!
* The God of Evolution mentions having had believers at some point, as well as experimenting on a cow he wanted to make more inflammable. How could he not know that wizards were humans or not know about the common procedures of mating and reproduction? As demonstrated in ''Discworld/SmallGods'', gods without belief tend to regress mentally and, among other things, tend to lose memory. So his loss of believers had an impact on his memory.

* When fleeing from the police in Bugarup, Rincewind is dismayed and amazed by how the pursuing officers stay on his tail. Aside from a very brief sojourn in Discworld/InterestingTimes, Rincewind hasn't been in Ankh-Morpork since the events of Sourcery, so has completely missed the rebirth of his home city's Watch in the wake of Guards Guards!. He only remembers how lazy and fearful the Watch used to be, and is probably quite astonished to see what's become of them once he gets home at last.
* Back in Discworld/EqualRites, Granny Weatherwax told Mrs. Whitlow's fortune via tea leaves, and predicted (i.e. made up) a future in which several young men would vie for her ample favors. Even though she was just telling the customer what she thought Mrs. Whitlow wanted to hear, it seems the only thing she got wrong was the would-be paramours' age!
* The god of evolution mentions having had believers at some point, as well as experimenting on a cow he wanted to make more inflammable. How could he not know that wizards were humans or not know about the common procedures of mating and reproduction? As demonstrated in Discworld/SmallGods, gods without belief tend to regress mentally and, amongst other things, tend to lose memory. So his losing of believers had an impact on his memory.
* It's established that the Fate of Discworld came there from another eventuality, so it's also possible that the God of Evolution is likewise an immigrant to the region. In which case, the followers (and cows) in question might not have been humans, or even organic life forms for that matter: for all we know, they and their "cows" really did reproduce by binary fission.

* Ponder's and Ridcully's discussion of how stepping on an ant might change the future takes on new depths of irony when you realize that they're only having the conversation in the first place ''because of a single ant''. Specifically, the one that the Lady arranged to divert from its course through Hex's tubing, at the end of ''Discworld/InterestingTimes'', thus causing Rincewind to be teleported to Fourecks rather than back to UU. If not for that one ant, the faculty wouldn't have had any reason to visit the office where the portal to Mono Island could be found, in the first place.

* Ponder's and Ridcully's discussion of how stepping on an ant might change the future takes on new depths of irony when you realize that they're only having the conversation in the first place ''because of a single ant''. Specifically, the one that the Lady arranged to divert from its course through Hex's tubing, at the end of Interesting Times, thus causing Rincewind to be teleported to Fourecks rather than back to UU. If not for that one ant, the faculty wouldn't have had any reason to visit the office where the portal to Mono Island could be found, in the first place.

* Ponder's and Ridcully's discussion of how stepping on an ant might change the future takes on new depths of irony when you realize that they're only having the conversation because of a single ant. Specifically, the one that the Lady arranged to divert from its course through Hex's tubing, at the end of Interesting Times, thus causing Rincewind to be teleported to Fourecks rather than back to UU. If not for that one ant, the faculty wouldn't have had any reason to visit the office where the portal to Mono Island could be found, in the first place.

* There's a passing mention in Discworld/Hogfather that pencils in Discworld aren't manufactured, but grown as stems of a type of bush native to Sumtri. Considering how many other utensils started sprouting from the Mono Island vegetation, it's quite possible that this is where that bush's ancestors came from.

* There's a passing mention in Hogfather that pencils in Discworld aren't manufactured, but grown as stems of a type of bush native to Sumtri. Considering how many other utensils started sprouting from the Mono Island vegetation, it's quite possible that this is where that bush's ancestors came from.

* When fleeing from the police in Bugarup, Rincewind is dismayed and amazed by how the pursuing officers stay on his tail. Aside from a very brief sojourn in Interesting Times, Rincewind hasn't been in Ankh-Morpork since the events of Sourcery, so has completely missed the rebirth of his home city's Watch in the wake of Guards Guards!. He only remembers how lazy and fearful the Watch used to be, and is probably quite astonished to see what's become of them once he gets home at last.
* Possibly just a coincidence, but waaaaaay back in Equal Rites, Granny Weatherwax told Mrs. Whitlow's fortune via tea leaves, and predicted (i.e. made up) a future in which several young men would vie for her ample favors. Even though she was just telling the customer what she thought Mrs. Whitlow wanted to hear, it seems the only thing she got wrong was the would-be paramours' age!
* The god of evolution mentions having had believers at some point, as well as experimenting on a cow he wanted to make more inflammable. If so, how does he not recognise the wizards as humans or, indeed, not know the most popular way of producing new generations, or even about different sexes? What sort of believers (or cows) did he have?
** Fridge Brilliance hits again when you realize that his lack of believers may have affected his memory. As demonstrated in Small Gods, gods without belief tend to regress mentally and, amongst other things, tend to lose memory.