The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[rianne]

Apple jelly sake is a delicious invention. Fruit-flavored sake in general. What a treasure.

 

[Stella-Io]

BEARCATS

 

[Alienfish]

Waddle Dees are UFOs/flying saucers that can also be those things you "whack a mole" with because apparently the top part lights up

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just found out how Etoile is pronounced and now I hate it even more lol


(in case no one knows I don't like the French language)

 

[Frida644]

Today I learned a lot because of school but I can’t remember a single thing because it was so boring haha
Oh but I tried out a new recipe! (Idk if that counts hahah)

 

[Mars Adept]

I found out that you can turn your upper eyelids inside out.

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

I found out I am capable of getting up at 5.40am. Pretty surprising tbh

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Baked flour smells like kraft mac n cheese

 

[xSuperMario64x]

TIL the European version of SM64 can be played in German! now I want to find a PAL region ROM of the game and take my awful German language skills for a test drive lol.

 

[Alienfish]

I found out that you can turn your upper eyelids inside out.

yes you can.. a friend of my cousins did this all the time as a kid it was disgusting lol

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I also learned today that Jeremy's original username was STORMTROOPER88888.

fantastic.

 

[TheSillyPuppy]

Today I learned that there are way too many different ways that different businesses and industries format information as basic as dates. Why have standardization of formatting information when you can have a free-for-all? *internally screaming*

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I learned that there are way too many different ways that different businesses and industries format information as basic as dates. Why have standardization of formatting information when you can have a free-for-all? *internally screaming*

This is so true. I work in IT at my company and there are at least 5 different ways of formatting dates within the same system! It is so frustrating.

 

[mayortiffany]

Today, I learned that a childhood friend of mine got plastic surgery!

We were pretty close as kids, but drifted apart once we both stopped doing the sport that we first met through. We still follow each other on social media. I noticed that in a few of her latest pictures, I couldn't quite recognize her but I thought it was maybe due to the lighting or the angle or something.

Turns out, it wasn't the angle because she posted later about her surgery recovery from jaw surgery. I'm not 100% sure why she decided to get it, it seems like it was maybe a cosmetic decision?

Nevertheless, I'm still a bit shocked because it seems like she got the procedure done a few months ago, and I know getting elective surgeries done (which I'm guessing her jaw surgery would've bene) was pretty difficult since so many surgeries were delayed due to COVID. Oh, and her whole face shape changed due to surgery!

 

[Alienfish]

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I can say if it was due to teeth/physical jaw issues then yes it's definitely a pain and nothing you would do for fun, just my thought. I knew a person who had to that cause underbite jaw and yeah I don't wish that on anyone. But hey if your friend's all good then all good

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just learned that during World War 1, sauerkraut was renamed to "liberty cabbage" so that it had no correlation to Germany lol

 

[Alienfish]

I just learned that during World War 1, sauerkraut was renamed to "liberty cabbage" so that it had no correlation to Germany lol

y'all mean liberty is sour.. damn man.

also single needle crochet is damn hard lol

 

[xSuperMario64x]

just found out that cheetahs are the only cats that don't have retractable claws, and the reason why makes sense (for traction) but I'm so shook abt it lol

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Today I learned that blobfish actually look really cute when they are in their normal environment.

 

[Mariah]

Every pepper is the same pepper but at a different level of maturity.