The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[-Blue-]

Potatoes can be very poisonous and deadly. Although this is only if they are rotten. I would never eat a rotting potato anyway. Just be sure to eat them when they are fresh.

@xSuperMario64x I already knew this, but peanuts grow underground in clusters. Sort of like potatoes are the bulbs underground. Imagine how many peanut plants you'd need to grow just to make one bag. And somehow they're so cheap. Feels like it should be the other way around, but they must grow fast.

What you mentioned though is a very nice bit of information! It's crazy how a lot of words come from mis-translations.

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

Today I learned that there are still two Dog Man books that I have yet to read, Grime and Punishment and Mothering Heights. I really need these two books ASAP.

 

[-Mars-]

Today I learned that if your looking for a song but you don't remember the name/artist and/or you can't get the song for someone to listen to then if you just google one of the lyrics google will probably give you the song

I was looking for the name of a song I heard in a music video years ago but I don't recall the name nor the artist and I couldn't get what the song sounds like for someone to listen to, and sometimes I can figure out what a song is called by what the lyrics reference a lot but this time I couldn't really think of what it might be called because of the lyrics however I did remember several lyrics lines of the song so I googled one of the lyrics and google gave me the song right away

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Today I learned that if your looking for a song but you don't remember the name/artist and/or you can't get the song for someone to listen to then if you just google one of the lyrics google will probably give you the song

I was looking for the name of a song I heard in a music video years ago but I don't recall the name nor the artist and I couldn't get what the song sounds like for someone to listen to, and sometimes I can figure out what a song is called by what the lyrics reference a lot but this time I couldn't really think of what it might be called because of the lyrics however I did remember several lyrics lines of the song so I googled one of the lyrics and google gave me the song right away

*cries in classical music with no lyrics*

 

[Alienfish]

I found out that "goober peas" is another word for "peanuts" and the reason why peanuts are called goobers is this:

"A peanut is a legume, not a nut. It was first propogated in South America, then exported to Asia, Europe and Africa. The peanut proved very popular in Africa, and it was African slaves who brought the peanut to the southern United States. The term goober is derived from the Kongo word, nguba."


so now the name Goofy Goober makes total sense bc he's literally a goober

Why don't we call them goober peas instead of peanuts, we literally call them "earth nuts" here which make 0 sense either lol. But yeah interesting :0

 

[-Blue-]

Why don't we call them goober peas instead of peanuts, we literally call them "earth nuts" here which make 0 sense either lol. But yeah interesting :0

There's an old time song Goober peas from in-around the American Civil War. It's basically about the Confederate soldiers not having anything to eat besides peanuts.

*cries in classical music with no lyrics*

*Types in dun-dun-dun-dun dun-dun-dun dun-dun-dun frantically.*

 

[Alienfish]

There's an old time song Goober peas from in-around the American Civil War. It's basically about the Confederate soldiers not having anything to eat besides peanuts.

That kinda sucks, oh well hopefully someone can come up with a better non-nut related name still.

 

[savanniebananie]

Girl Scouts discontinued the best cookies, Savannah Smiles. Literally ruined my day. I went to Walmart just to buy some today and was planning on getting at least 5 boxes, but nope. They did it to "stay relevant." So my happiness and the only joy I would've gotten today was canceled so Girl Scouts could stay hip and trendy? Smh. Anyways, yep. I learned that today.

@ZeldaCrossing64 My little brother loves that book series lol. Every time I talk to him, he goes on rants about how good they are. I'm pretty sure he's read them all.

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

Girl Scouts discontinued the best cookies, Savannah Smiles. Literally ruined my day. I went to Walmart just to buy some today and was planning on getting at least 5 boxes, but nope. They did it to "stay relevant." So my happiness and the only joy I would've gotten today was canceled so Girl Scouts could stay hip and trendy? Smh. Anyways, yep. I learned that today.

@ZeldaCrossing64 My little brother loves that book series lol. Every time I talk to him, he goes on rants about how good they are. I'm pretty sure he's read them all.

I'm assuming you're talking about Dog Man? If that's the case, I can def agree on it being really good. XD
And I am sorry to hear that Girl Scouts has discontinued those particular cookies you seem to enjoy. :[

 

[Corrie]

Unless you live in a crazy hot climate, you do not need a heat shield on your car. If it's falling off, just rip it off. You'll survive.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

today i learned that star fruit is a real thing

... i thought it was a made up fruit in Stardew Valley

 

[Croconaw]

Today I learned that your phone actually has a dark mode. I can’t believe I didn’t know until today and I changed it. I feel dumb for not knowing about this sooner, lmao.

 

[TurnipBell20]

Today I learned that if your looking for a song but you don't remember the name/artist and/or you can't get the song for someone to listen to then if you just google one of the lyrics google will probably give you the song

You really didn’t know that? I’ve been doing this for years, lol.

 

[-Blue-]

Girl Scouts discontinued the best cookies, Savannah Smiles. Literally ruined my day. I went to Walmart just to buy some today and was planning on getting at least 5 boxes, but nope. They did it to "stay relevant." So my happiness and the only joy I would've gotten today was canceled so Girl Scouts could stay hip and trendy? Smh. Anyways, yep. I learned that today.

@ZeldaCrossing64 My little brother loves that book series lol. Every time I talk to him, he goes on rants about how good they are. I'm pretty sure he's read them all.

Are you sure they're discontinued or you just couldn't find them? I work in a warehouse, and there have been so many shortages ever since the pandemic first hit in 2020. It fluctuates from what it is, but we haven't really gotten to a point where everything is status-quo as far as shortages go.

For example, when there was the aluminum shortage, soda companies couldn't get enough aluminum cans to fill all of their lines. So they just did the basic and best selling flavors. Like coke, diet coke, lime, ect. If you wanted vanilla coke or some other random flavor you probably weren't getting it.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Girl Scout or their suppliers are having issues with supply and choose to stop the line for their less known brands. I Googled Savannah Smiles and they def look like they wouldn't be a top seller. So maybe there's hope that they will bring them back!

There are so many shortages with the pandemic, labor shortage, keeping up with demand/supply ingredients ect. Just thought I'd stop and say that.

 

[savanniebananie]

Are you sure they're discontinued or you just couldn't find them? I work in a warehouse, and there have been so many shortages ever since the pandemic first hit in 2020. It fluctuates from what it is, but we haven't really gotten to a point where everything is status-quo as far as shortages go.

For example, when there was the aluminum shortage, soda companies couldn't get enough aluminum cans to fill all of their lines. So they just did the basic and best selling flavors. Like coke, diet coke, lime, ect. If you wanted vanilla coke or some other random flavor you probably weren't getting it.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Girl Scout or their suppliers are having issues with supply and choose to stop the line for their less known brands. I Googled Savannah Smiles and they def look like they wouldn't be a top seller. So maybe there's hope that they will bring them back!

There are so many shortages with the pandemic, labor shortage, keeping up with demand/supply ingredients ect. Just thought I'd stop and say that.

The people I bought from said they were discontinued. They may have misheard or told me the wrong info, I don't know. They didn't have any at all. It could just be a shortage! I hope they do bring them back and that there is just a shortage. Thank you for letting me know this!

 

[-Blue-]

The people I bought from said they were discontinued. They may have misheard or told me the wrong info, I don't know. They didn't have any at all. It could just be a shortage! I hope they do bring them back and that there is just a shortage. Thank you for letting me know this!

You never know! Just figured it was worth mentioning. For exampl;e Frito Lay is having difficulty keeping some of their varieties in stock. It has gotten to the point that they are trying to create a new manufacturing facility on the east coast to accommodate for this since some of the flavors are only produced on their west coast line. And since the west coasters learned about this, they would buy up huge amounts in store and sell them on Ebay in hopes that the east coasters were desperate enough to buy a small bag for $20-50 lol.

 

[-Mars-]

You really didn’t know that? I’ve been doing this for years, lol.

Why are you criticizing what I do and don't know?

 

[TurnipBell20]

Why are you criticizing what I do and don't know?

I am not criticizing you. I didn’t say: „Oh, you’re so stupid.“ I was just wondering. That’s all. If you feel attacked, I apologize.

 

[Croconaw]

Here’s yet another thing I should’ve known sooner but just found out:
Today I learned that you can see how many views a thread has here. I didn’t know this because I use my phone in portrait lock and they don’t show up. The only time I ever switched it to landscape was when I was already in a thread to see signatures. I’m glad for the little features like this.

 

[Alienfish]

Girl Scouts discontinued the best cookies, Savannah Smiles. Literally ruined my day. I went to Walmart just to buy some today and was planning on getting at least 5 boxes, but nope. They did it to "stay relevant." So my happiness and the only joy I would've gotten today was canceled so Girl Scouts could stay hip and trendy? Smh. Anyways, yep. I learned that today.

That sucks, so people/animals/etc. can't smile in the savannah or? Idk how a flavour would be randomly irrelevant lol.

But yeah I really hate when they discontinue stuff you like for dumb reasons :/ It's like okay you still has flavours no one buys of that brand yet you keep em lol.