The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[zeoli]

That the Super Donkey prototype from the gigaleak wasn't for a secret donkey kong game, but for a rayman esque looking game? People speculate that the main character's name is Donkey. That fact isn't gonna get me anywhere but it was still something I learned xD

 

[Irelia]

learned how an ultrasonic sensor works annddd i think I can find a way to make it useful for my vending machine diy

 

[Corrie]

I used spray paint for the first time! It's really cool! But it's easy to make it run so you really don't need to spray much on to cover blemishes or discolouration.

 

[DinosaurDumpster]

I learned today that I cry a lot every time I finish a show I get really attached to

 

[Alienfish]

You apparently don't have to use the Insert Media BBCode if you want to post a youtube video, cause the link automatically does that itself...

 

[Uffe]

That I can't seem to remember what erzählen, bedeuten, and anbieten translate into when I'm taking a quiz. I will learn.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just realized that the song Heartbreaker is by Pat Benatar. for some reason I always thought it was Blondie.

 

[Mr_Persona]

I learned about this weird food which is chicken feet of how it's like and how you cook it.

 

[Neb]

In prehistoric Romania there was a large island named Hateg Island. It was home to the Hatzegopteryx, one of the largest pterosaurs to ever live.

 

[mizzsnow]

A lot of artists got together to redrew the entire Akira manga but with Simpsons characters instead. It's called Bartkira and honestly it looks amazing

 

[Kuroh]

In Japan, Ronald McDonald is actually called Donald McDonald

 

[frogslime]

TIL brain surgery looks like pasta sauce

 

[Lightspring]

The word sayounara (sa-yoo-nara) meaning goodbye in Japanese sounds very similar to the word saionara (sai-o-nara) which means ultimate fart. I’m scared to mess up next time I try to say goodbye in Japanese.

 

[Bugs]

Apparently mealworms can digest plastic! That's amazing!

 

[Alienfish]

Apparently mealworms can digest plastic! That's amazing!

Damn, yeah. Someone should like, find an aquatic version and dump the in sea so they could eat it up

Also, found a really good questchain to get money in AQW...Dunno if it was intended cause it's really good but ya haha

 

[Mariah]

Hershey’s Ice Cream and Hershey’s Chocolate are totally different companies.

 

[-Lychee-]

I learned that you can't use a Swiffer in a bathtub because it won't work on that texture.

Asked my roommate before I did it and I honestly was just trying to be lazy.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

Today, I learned that the forum has an ABD you could use to deposit tbt bells you earned! To do so, click on the "Shop" tab then click on "ABD". From there, you can either deposit or withdraw your bells. I didn't know this is a thing!

 

[Romaki]

Today I learned that you need a cheat day if you want to lose a lot of weight. Otherwise your metabolism will slow down thinking you're starving and not burn any fat. Fascinating.

 

[Alienfish]

apparently you need to hold in switch power button for 3 seconds and chose power off option to completely turn it off wtf