The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[Alienfish]

apparently a european friend licks the mushrooms he is hunting first.

Yeah it's common to lick/bite to confirm it's not poisonous.

Also @ user below don't use the uploader for pics, just use IMG tags.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just learned that the game Yooka-Laylee originated as a kickstarter project. I honestly don't know why I didn't know this, probably because when the game was released I barely knew anything about it.

I also learned that the game is horrible, which baffles me because I remember my brother's roommate years ago played it, and said it was fun. Idk maybe he's a noob???

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I already knew that the Pokemon Mini existed, but I didn't realize it's the same size as a Gameboy cart???

That's just wild lol

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Wow it's beena while since this thread was last bumped whoops


I learned today that my mom really likes Mr. Mime. Idk how I'm just now learning this, maybe because she just decided today that she liked it (I showed her a screenshot of the one I hatched in PoGO today), but now she wants a plushie of one. Ngl I kinda want to buy her one now lol

 

[MelloDimensions]

Supposedly 10,000 feet below the sea has pressure equal to that of 1000+ elephants.

 

[Alienfish]

Supposedly 10,000 feet below the sea has pressure equal to that of 1000+ elephants.

Whoa that's pretty cool though. But I can imagine since the pressure gets higher for each feet and you need to be careful going up.

Also I learned they released a JJBA pun item in AQW so now I gotta get it ofc

 

[MelloDimensions]

Whoa that's pretty cool though. But I can imagine since the pressure gets higher for each feet and you need to be careful going up.

Also I learned they released a JJBA pun item in AQW so now I gotta get it ofc

Did you know despite all that they still found a plastic bag down there?

 

[SherlockLina]

I learned that egyptians put the mummies organs in vases! Yuck

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Also I might be a stoopid for not knowing this one, but I just learned like a few weeks ago that if you look in the rear-view mirror of a car and the headlights behind are blinding you, the tab that you flip on the bottom of the mirror actually makes it darker so the headlights behind aren't blinding. For some reason I always thought that it, like, changed the positioning of the mirror so it just wasn't shining directly in your eyes??? Idk but I feel dumb that it took me so many years to figure this out lmfao

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Bumparoni

I learned today that regis is the Latin word for royal. I was wondering why Regirock, Regice, and Registeel all have the prefic "Regi-" in their name, since it seemed kinda weird to me. It makes more sense now.

 

[HotNotHut]

Strange fact but if you eat a polar bear liver you will die. There is too much vitamin A for us to handle.

 

[LottieandSoul]

Found out that my school's resident creepy guy apparently has been telling people that I am both super hot and super into him! I am partially flattered, but extremely creeped out, especially since I have a boyfriend yet he still makes blatant romantic gestures towards me when he is with me. Ya gotta love it

 

[AlyssaAC]

Bumparoni

I learned today that regis is the Latin word for royal. I was wondering why Regirock, Regice, and Registeel all have the prefic "Regi-" in their name, since it seemed kinda weird to me. It makes more sense now.

This is new to me as well. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Alienfish]

Bumparoni

I learned today that regis is the Latin word for royal. I was wondering why Regirock, Regice, and Registeel all have the prefic "Regi-" in their name, since it seemed kinda weird to me. It makes more sense now.

I knew the prefix in some languages but honestly I dunno why they added it to their names, they aren't exactly royal lol. I think Rex/Regina is for king and queen or stuff as well so.

 

[maple22]

Most of the major Christian denominations are offshoots of Protestantism (Lutheranism, Methodism, Baptism, Presbyterianism, Seventh-day Adventists, etc.)

 

[Lavamaize]

I learned that when you look into the sky your acually seeing back in time as it takes a long time for the light waves to reach you. Thanks to the internet for all the new info we can learn!

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just learned that Chain Chomps were originally intended to make their debut in the Legend of Zelda series, but ended up debuting in the Super Mario series instead, in SMB3.

I was just looking at the "Bow-wow" page on the Zelda wiki, because I find it fascinating that it's pretty much just a Chain Chomp in a Zelda game, but I never knew this!

 

[Stella-Io]

Also I might be a stoopid for not knowing this one, but I just learned like a few weeks ago that if you look in the rear-view mirror of a car and the headlights behind are blinding you, the tab that you flip on the bottom of the mirror actually makes it darker so the headlights behind aren't blinding. For some reason I always thought that it, like, changed the positioning of the mirror so it just wasn't shining directly in your eyes??? Idk but I feel dumb that it took me so many years to figure this out lmfao

Wait wuuuuuut? I noticed the tab on review mirrors before but I thought it was just an adjustment thing too, I didn't know it actually does stuff.

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I learned that fortune cookies actually originated in Japan, but somehow became associated with Chinese restaurants in America.

 

[nintendofan85]

Today I learned that fortune cookies actually originated in Japan, but somehow became associated with Chinese restaurants in America.

The recipe is based on one from Japan. Chinese immigrants to the United States began making them based on that recipe.