The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[LadyDestani]

that mouth is gigantic what on earth
i thought shark's mouths were mega small

Some sharks are filter feeders, meaning they feed on small plankton like whales, so they have large mouths to take in as much as they can. The basking shark, whale shark, and megamouth sharks fall into this category.

 

[VernalLapin]

I learned that Deli and Niko are supposedly based off the same species of monkey!

 

[smug villager]

I learned a lot about Victorian literature today. For my literature class.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I learned that Deli and Niko are supposedly based off the same species of monkey!

i love Deliiiiiii no wonder I immediately liked Niko as soon as I saw him for the first time

TIL all about how a VCR works and what every little notch in a VHS tape is for, I'm pretty interested in stuff like this
this is the video I watched, the animation really helps put everything into perspective and I love how in-depth he goes on the subject!

I also learned about its competitor, the BetaMax, and how that tape player stretches the tape out in all kinds of crazy and weird directions lmaoooo

 

[nightglow]

So, I went my whole life not knowing what suckers like these are.

I guess if you hold them on your tongue it puts a temp "tongue tattoo" lol my inner child cries

 

[daisyflowers]

So, I went my whole life not knowing what suckers like these are.

I guess if you hold them on your tongue it puts a temp "tongue tattoo" lol my inner child cries

defo less painful than a real tongue tattoo - (just found out they were a thing, heccers)

- also (unrelated to tongue tattoos) i gained knowledge that my flu vaccination is this thursday as opposed to next thursday

- i realised that i don't dislike / hate all cattos (may have generalised my dislike of cattos from one cat that hissed at me as i was walking up towards and past it)
therapists' cattos do be cute cattos

 

[imorileo]

i learned that the movie the seventh seal from 1957 is pretty ****in rad. that's all i learned today q__q

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I learned that it's the 100th anniversary of the date King Tut's tomb was discovered. Nov 4, 1922.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

TIL that when Rare was creating a new updated design for Donkey Kong in the 90s, they were basically free to design him however they wanted except that Miyamoto asked them to put a red tie on him.

 

[WhiteLily210]

I learned milks like almond milk, soy milk, etc. is NOT made with actual milk? It's the thing soaked in water, washed then blended, strained and that's it?

I thought they were just milk flavored with it like chocolate or strawberry milk.

 

[honeyaura]

Red meat is actually good for you.
Fats don’t make you gain weight- you don’t have to trim fat off your meat (same with skin on chicken.) Fat is good for the body and brain.

I know these are basic, but I just learned these last night by my boyfriend’s father. Was taught complete opposite things for almost 30 years.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

this was actually last night but I learned that eye stroke is a thing that can happen, where you get a lack of bloodflow to your retina. it's kinda wild.

 

[Legend Of Cats]

I learned while prepping a turkey that inside of it they stuff it with giblets and this long thing that I assumed it came from it’s nether region but it’s the neck of the turkey.

 

[honeyaura]

So, I went my whole life not knowing what suckers like these are.

I guess if you hold them on your tongue it puts a temp "tongue tattoo" lol my inner child cries

Omg yes! I tried these as a kid, they do work. There’s also these

 

[FrostyAlmonds]

A silly discovery, but today I learned that crocheting (and knitting) is very, very hard. I mean, it always looked complicated but figured once you sit down and learn what you need to actually do, it should be easier, right?? Nope! It's just yarn tangled everywhere and my fingers not knowing what to do.

 

[Elodie]

A silly discovery, but today I learned that crocheting (and knitting) is very, very hard. I mean, it always looked complicated but figured once you sit down and learn what you need to actually do, it should be easier, right?? Nope! It's just yarn tangled everywhere and my fingers not knowing what to do.

Not silly at all! I ran into the same problem recently...

 

[xSuperMario64x]

i always kinda figured this but today I learned that LED bulbs will not work with lava lamps, because the lamps rely on the heat produced by incandescent bulbs to heat and melt the wax inside the globe.

LED bulbs are much more efficient than incandescent, in that for an LED bulb only about 20% of the energy put in is lost to heat (so 80% is converted to light energy), whereas an incandescent bulb loses 90% of its energy as heat (and only 10% is converted to light energy). but lava lamps sure love those toasty bulbs.


I also learned that the only surefire way to find the actual bulb that a lava lamp uses is to go to a dedicated hardware store lol RIP me going to four stores before ending up at the hardware store

 

[Ravenkitty22]

TIL (by noticing a common pattern) that the exit numbers on US Interstate highways are the mile number you’re exiting from, going in descending order by how close you are to the border of the state. So if you’re exiting the interstate on exit 50, you’re exiting from the spot on the highway 50 miles away from the state’s border. I always thought they just assigned numbers randomly or because they felt like it

 

[Alienfish]

Drinking coffee too close to when get up in the morning makes you crash in the afternoon. Apparently you should wait 60-90 minutes if possible.

I kinda wish that was doable for me but that would require me to like, go up way too early with how my work schedule is lol.

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A silly discovery, but today I learned that crocheting (and knitting) is very, very hard. I mean, it always looked complicated but figured once you sit down and learn what you need to actually do, it should be easier, right?? Nope! It's just yarn tangled everywhere and my fingers not knowing what to do.

It is hard indeed, especially if you can't read patterns and stuff like me, it's just a bunch of doodle creatures to me lo.

 

[Xara]

learned some facts about manatees and manatee milk today. their mammary glands are behind their flippers, and they can actually nurse while they’re swimming. baby manatees usually nurse for 1-2 years, but they start eating vegetarian within their first few weeks of life. manatee milk contains more salt and protein than cow milk, and is also lactose free. it mostly consists of water, but it also contains 20% solids, 7% protein and 13% lipids.

i knew that all mammals produced milk, and yet finding out that manatee milk exists still somehow surprised me. i love manatees.