This “Today I Learned” thread about the “Tiffany Problem”, or why reality is sometimes too realistic for fiction is super interesting. You would never guess that Tiffany is actually a medieval name which is short for Theophania because for whatever reason it sounds modern. To me the name Tiffany conjurers up an image of a blonde teenage girl from the 90s. Certainly not a lady from medieval times. Anyway, there’s lots more examples of stuff like this in this interesting thread:

(via: Geek Girls)

Do you know any more examples of the “Tiffany Problem”? Let us know in the comments below!