The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[cherrytheone]

Today I learned (or realized) the word "oval" literally means "egg shaped," from the Latin for egg (ovum). Idk how I didn't see it til now.

 

[Azy]

I learned that dorayaki is very tasty

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I literally just found out how the word "ethereal" is pronounced

 

[nightglow]

Grape hyacinth flowers are edible, but the rest of the plant is toxic.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just found out that there is a game on the NES based on the movie The Untouchables, released in 1989. I guess I'm not surprised with all the movie adaptations on there, but how do you make an NES game abt the FBI going after Al Capone lol

 

[FaeLeaf]

I've been reading Fast Like A Girl, and it's been really awesome to learn how to properly fast as my cycle changes. I've always known the benefits of fasting, especially longer ones, but knowing how to time them properly so you're reaping the benefits and not fighting your body is so empowering. I can't wait to start doing it now.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

was checking in some books here at work and one of them is a kids' book that's about The Office, and all the characters are kids at Dunder Mifflin Elementary. this is simultaneously a brilliant and horrible idea

 

[LuchaSloth]

So, I always knew that the nazis appropriated a buddhist symbol. I just never knew how stupid the reason for it was. (I guess I assumed it was done intentionally to devalue the meaning of it). But, alas...



They were literally just really dumb.

And instead of admitting at any point that they were dumb, they just doubled down and kept using it. Lol

 

[-Blue-]

was checking in some books here at work and one of them is a kids' book that's about The Office, and all the characters are kids at Dunder Mifflin Elementary. this is simultaneously a brilliant and horrible idea

I don't know it sounds like it could be entertaining. They do a lot of commercials where kids are doing adult errands and the such and they're kind of funny.

 

[cherrytheone]

I don't know it sounds like it could be entertaining. They do a lot of commercials where kids are doing adult errands and the such and they're kind of funny.

That kind of reminds me of the Old Enough! show on Netflix, shows that reverse kids' and adults' roles are interesting to be honest

 

[coffeeplant]

Venus is hotter than mercury. I thought it was the opposite since the latter is closer to the sun, but nope. o:

 

[-Blue-]

Venus is hotter than mercury. I thought it was the opposite since the latter is closer to the sun, but nope. o:

Never really researched the planets, but I am sure it has to do with how acidic/corrosive Venus atmosphere is. I remember that scientists dropped a rover or something down on the planet to take a few pictures ect before it was ate/burned up.

 

[coffeeplant]

Never really researched the planets, but I am sure it has to do with how acidic/corrosive Venus atmosphere is. I remember that scientists dropped a rover or something down on the planet to take a few pictures ect before it was ate/burned up.

Wow, I didn't know that. o: I'm not a huge space enthusiast, so there's a lot I have yet to learn about planets. c:

Also today I learned that an octopus has three hearts and nine brains. o:

 

[-Blue-]

Wow, I didn't know that. o: I'm not a huge space enthusiast, so there's a lot I have yet to learn about planets. c:

Also today I learned that an octopus has three hearts and nine brains. o:

I put it in spoiler because it's a handful of pictures. This is what the probe was able to take pictures of before it was destroyed by intense heat and pressure. The Russians were the ones that did this and their probe barely had the time to take pictures and transmit it back to them before it melted.

So it probably snapped pictures away super quick and just went kaput.

Spoiler

 

[xSuperMario64x]

technically yesterday but I learned that Phil Collins voiced the bears in the movie Balto lmaooooo

 

[xSuperMario64x]

TIL that Majora's Mask was released in North America the same day that the PS2 was released in North America, October 26th 2000

 

[Beanz]

i had no idea until today that claritian sells pillows, or either that there’s a pillow brand with the same name as the allergy medication.

 

[Violet Witch]

I've just learned about shrinking images with HTML rather than actually shrinking it and ruining the quality of the image.

 

[coffeeplant]

There are woolly pigs (mangalicas) and they're adorable. Me wants. ; ^ ;

 

[xSuperMario64x]

TIL there is a boss in Mario Tennis Aces called the "Snow Ogre" and it's basically a spiritual successor to Eyerok from SM64, like it's a whole ice hand dude and there are two of them and they have a single eye on the back of the hand (instead of the palm like Eyerok) but THATS SO COOL THAT THERE IS BASICALLY AN EYEROK IN A NEWER MARIO GAME SKJDFLKSDLS