The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[-Blue-]

The guy who brought starlings to the U.S. was obsessed with Shakespeare and wanted to fill the country with all the birds from his plays.

Reminds me of when the US bought camels for the military to cross the deserts. The soldiers didn't like them because they were constantly spit on lol. Eventually during the outbreak of the Civil War they released them in the desert and there were still reports of them being spotted in the early 1900s.

 

[QueenCobra]

A seven-year-old girl died flying an airplane. Jessica Dubroff died while trying to become the youngest person to fly across the United States. This was in 1996, but I have no idea how people just…allowed it to happen? My little cousin is the same age and I can’t imagine anyone allowing her to do something like that. From what I read, it sounded like her parents forced her into it, which is extremely concerning.

 

[nightglow]

I rarely eat tuna, but when I do it is canned and I drain it. Just learned today that you aren't suppose to do that? You are suppose to mix it in? And all that juice will be absorbed back into the meat? Now I want to try it again and maybe it won't taste dry for once.

 

[QueenCobra]

Corn silk tea is a thing and it’s supposed to treat UTIs.

 

[QueenCobra]

I was at Target and apparently Poppi (the drink) also has t-shirts, pants, and hoodies advertising the drink. I mean, I get it with classic brands like Coca-Cola, but I was surprised to see it with a newer drink.

 

[QueenCobra]

When she was a kid, my mom used to watch a show called “The Secrets of Isis.” Anyway, I figured it was on around the same time as “Wonder Woman” and “The Bionic Woman”, but it was actually a few years older. It was the first primetime female superhero show. (Kinda niche, I know.)

 

[QueenCobra]

Schnecken (a pastry) literally translates to "snails" in German. (Was watching The Birdcage last night..."The schnecken beckons!")

 

[QueenCobra]

Lindsay Kay Hayward (also known as “Isis the Amazon”), a 6’8” woman in TLC’s My Giant Life, was also a wrestler in TNA. (She was signed to WWE, but didn’t get to fight.) She also acts here and there.

 

[QueenCobra]

Clouds are classified by their altitudes. (I probably learned this a long time ago, but relearned again today.)

 

[ZeldaCrossing64]

I learned the definition of an expression I recently heard in a song. Uh... I expected it to have a more innocuous meaning.

 

[QueenCobra]

Jason Alexander (George Costanza) was 29 when “Seinfeld” premiered. (I’m gonna turn 29 in April…but honestly, I thought he was older than that.)

 

[Suguri]

I actually learned this earlier, but around the same exact date I was born, something terrible happened in Baghdad and Jerusalem. I don't want to talk too much about it right now, so all I'm gonna say as that my heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones.

 

[Disneyfangirl23]

My friend does a very good Winnie the Pooh impression ~ he made me laugh ^u^

 

[QueenCobra]

Some prisons have pickleball courts. I learned this from an incident TMZ covered. Honestly, prison and pickleball don’t sound like they go together lol. BUT depending on the prison, it could be something healthy and productive to do.

 

[mermaidshelf]

i learned popmart is hugely popular and has a dedicated fanbase. i remember walking into a store once and thinking woah these toys are expensive and then immediately leaving. never would've guessed how successful they were.

 

[QueenCobra]

The rumor that Tinky Winky (from The Teletubbies) was gay originally came from Jerry Falwell Sr., a televangelist. Kids at my school spread that rumor around, and I assumed it came from them.

 

[VernalLapin]

In Australia, the word sherbet refers to the powdery candy. I think I’ve seen that sorta stuff at amusement parks and had it before. In the USA sherbet is something similar to ice cream.

 

[-Blue-]

Corn silk tea is a thing and it’s supposed to treat UTIs.

Sounds like someone just mashed some words together lol! This actually made me remember about how people used or probably still do make jelly out of corncobs. I guess back then you used anything and everything to its fullest resource potential. I kinda want to try it and see how it tastes.

 

[Suguri]

I have no idea where the Dog Man wiki editors got this image, but it's nice to see what Petey was like back then. Wowzers...he really was something. :0 I also love how he looks like something I'd quickly doodle in a few mins.

 

[QueenCobra]

Owlets sleep facedown because their neck muscles can’t support their huge heads. I also love this pic of a sleeping juvenile owl