The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[xSuperMario64x]

I didn't really "learn" this per se, but I just realized that Mort is short for Morton.

I don't know how I didn't know this before lmao

 

[Alienfish]

How to handle reservations at work It was fun working with a colleague doing that and seemed our superior liked what we did. will probably take a few times before I know all the processes by heart but looking forward

 

[Mimi Cheems]

Today, I learned how to play Mafia, in my Tech Math class! It was fun watching them play, but I didn't feel like playing.​

 

[Paperboy012305]

I just found out today that the OP of this thread, xSuperMario64x, is a female...

I would have known sooner if I stalked her profile, but I don't do that.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I learned that I've been practicing this Mozart piece since the end of January and I was playing a small section of it completely wrong lmao
Looks like I need to learn to read sheet music more carefully

Also my jury is on Wednesday ughh I hope that's enough time to correct my mistake :,)

 

[Shellzilla_515]

I didn’t learn this today but it was yesterday. I went to this one exhibition and there was this one display of plants with red and blue light. They said that plants only need red and blue light. The blue light is for its leaves and the red light is for the plant’s sprout. Or is it the other way around? It’s also said that you could make them grow using lights from the indoors (yellow light), but it takes much more time and so much energy is wasted going into it.

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I didn?t learn this today but it was yesterday. I went to this one exhibition and there was this one display of plants with red and blue light. They said that plants only need red and blue light. The blue light is for its leaves and the red light is for the plant?s sprout. Or is it the other way around? It?s also said that you could make them grow using lights from the indoors (yellow light), but it takes much more time and so much energy is wasted going into it.

 

[Alienfish]

got to know the difference between the hc/hce library classification lol (one is swedish authors and the other is translated into swedish i think)

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Spoiler: cool stuff

This just blew my mind lol

 

[MapleSilver]

Spoiler: cool stuff

This just blew my mind lol

That was an interesting read. Never really thought about it before.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

Spoiler: cool stuff

This just blew my mind lol

So that explains why it would sound weird if doing it the other way. As for what I learnt today, Rich Energy drink originated from Britain. This blew my mind because there?s this one team in F1 called HAAS, which is an American team. Yet, they partnered with the energy drink that is from a totally different country. I initially thought they were both from the same country but they?re different! By the way, I went to their website and it said somewhere, ?Forget the wings, Rich energy gives you horns?. That made me laugh because it looks like they?re competing against Red Bull... Which also happens to be a team as well in F1. XD

 

[MapleSilver]

I just learned that Japan now has a new Emperor, Naruhito. He is grandson of Emperor Hirohito, the one who ruled Japan during WWII. In modern times the position doesn't have any political power, but I still find it interesting to learn about.

 

[Stella-Io]

Not today, yesterday, but a post on twitter made me realize I had never seen the muscular system of a female. And, ooh boi

Ain't no way I'm posting that weird picture here.

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I learned that there's a cute animal called a grison. It looks kind of like a small honey badger but it's more like a weasel.

Grison, also called Huron, (Spanish: “ferret”), either of two weasellike carnivores of the genus Galictis (sometimes Grison), family Mustelidae, found in most regions of Central and South America; sometimes tamed when young. These animals have small, broad ears, short legs, and slender bodies 40–50 cm (16–22 inches) long, weighing 1–3 kg (2–6.5 pounds); the tail accounts for an additional 15–20 cm (6–8 inches). Their backs are grayish or brown and their limbs, lower parts, and faces are black; a white stripe runs across the forehead and along the sides of the neck. Gregarious and generally diurnal, they climb, swim, and burrow adeptly and feed on small animals and fruit. Their litters contain two to four young.

 

[tybalt_cake]

i learned how to draw pectorals

 

[ZetaFunction]

I learned how to drive today. Well, sorta, it was my first of 3 lessons before I'm pushed to get my license, but considering it's basically the first time I've driven in town, I think I did really well. Didn't crash or anything, so that's a plus.

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I learned about iterative evolution, a process where the same species evolves from the same ancestor at different points in history. Apparently, there is a species of bird on an atoll in the Indian Ocean that has done just that. It had lived on this same atoll over 100,000 years ago, but then the atoll disappeared under the sea and this flightless bird went extinct. Now, the atoll has once again risen above water level, and the bird has re-evolved. I thought that was rather interesting.

 

[Stella-Io]

Cherry cordials aren't bad. I thought they'd taste weird.

 

[ali.di.magix]

I learned, and have been learning this year, that writing about a research project is very hard :x Most assignments I have received have an outline of what the content should be, how it should be done, how it should be structured etc. but when it comes to this, it's up to just me (and my project partner) to do it all and it's hard when you don't have a definite structure to go about things!

 

[Snowesque]

Fiddlehead ferns are real and are edible! I had thought it was just a Stardew Valley thing because they did not look like fully developed ferns. This is because they are harvested before the fronds open, while the spouts are still curly. They are said to taste like a cross between asparagus and young spinach. Some people describe an artichoke flavor, or even a bit of mushroom. Some types are not too safe to eat, though!

 

[Mimi Cheems]

Today I learned that... there are a lot of foods that have gluten in them. And I can't eat them anymore ;0;