The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[Midoriya]

I learned that American products don't have both english & spanish on them. Canada has english & french on all items so I just thought USA would do this with spanish.

Some things here do (not necessarily products, but like warning labels for sure do in places), but English is the primary language for the USA, so yeah. There's also a TON of different languages that are spoken here besides English, so it would be redundant to try and include them all on products (and it wouldn't work either). So that's probably why.

 

[Alienfish]

Apparently white bread/pasta, ketchup and such stuff has the same amount of sugar and refined **** as a bag of candy. So you could as well eat that for dinner. Or use white pasta/bread sans the food colouring and stuff.

It's sad how much refined and sugary **** there are in food these days really. All because of $$$ who cares if people get sick -.-

 

[skarmoury]

Idk if this was common knowledge already, but I learned that pheromones were odorless. I was unironically under the assumption that pheromones smelled like some men’s body spray.
In related to that, we kind of have a “sixth” sense with our (very tiny) vomeronasal organs. Pheromones, in contrast to other scents, were made to be sensed only by individuals of the same species. The unique existence of pheromones is separate from the sense of smell, so some considered it a whole other sense.

 

[Alienfish]

Learned how to get a Japanese keyboard on my phone eventually. This Android is a real cheapskate missing or hiding stuff, so yeah feels good!

 

[Violet Witch]

I’ve learnt (more like reminded myself) that I will always do my best to be respectful towards others, even when I don’t get it in return.

 

[Neb]

I learned that my library has had its Summer Reading program every year since 1868. That means I’ll be helping with their 154th event. Talk about a long time…

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I learned that American products don't have both english & spanish on them. Canada has english & french on all items so I just thought USA would do this with spanish.

I think French is common enough in Canada to warrant doing that. while Spanish is a relatively common language here it's not common enough to put it on all American food products (though I do see Spanish written on food products pretty often actually, just not all the time).

 

[oak]

I think French is common enough in Canada to warrant doing that. while Spanish is a relatively common language here it's not common enough to put it on all American food products (though I do see Spanish written on food products pretty often actually, just not all the time).

Fair enough, for a long time I thought English & spanish were the official languages of usa just because of all the spanish influence. Turns out it's only English. I was thinking like a Canadian too much lol

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Technically not today but the other day I learned about the Boötes Void; the largest known void in the universe. It contains only about 60 galaxies in a space that would usually contain 2,000 galaxies; and if the Milky Way had been in the Boötes Void, we wouldn't have known there were any other galaxies at all until the 1960's.

 

[Croconaw]

I learned today that Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was based in Nebraska, of all places.

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

I learned that it’s hard to eat ice cream when it’s windy 🌬

 

[Neb]

I learned that the infamous Caramelldansen song appears on YouTube if you search “Swedish National Anthem.”

 

[amemome]

I learned that my mattress is so old, they no longer sell the same model anymore It's the most comfortable mattress I've ever used so I was hoping I could get a backup mattress for when this one eventually bites the dust...

 

[Croconaw]

I learned that there is such thing as thick water. It’s designed for people with dysphagia — people who have difficulty swallowing.

 

[Alienfish]

Wallis and Futuna - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Learned about these islands today when I had to look up a Japan post thingy. Dang.

 

[WhiteLily210]

I learned how to mow the lawn today. Didn't expect how hard summer heat would get to you.

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

I learned that the Wii Fitness Age thing in Wii Sports is specifically designed for adults and therefore results aren't accurate for anyone younger. That could probably explain why I've been getting bad results.

 

[Croconaw]

I learned that dorgis exist. It’s a mixed dog breed, corgi and dachshund. They’re adorable.

 

[QueenCobra]

Thanks to Beastars, I learned what luwak coffee is made of. (Beans that have been through the digestive system of a civet (wild cat or ferret-like animal) in Indonesia.

 

[Chrysopal]

I'm better off than my ex.