The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[xSuperMario64x]

I just realized that "baked" and "naked" are spelled very similarly and pronounced very differently lol

 

[ScaryGhosts]

I learned the Nintendo Switch is smaller in person.

I learned the nintendo switch is bigger in person lol

 

[Zura]

Should have already known this but my professor sorta glossed over it in class.

I learned about grids and flexboxes in CSS and I'm in awe. The amount of code that it replaces is crazy! Now I can make my websites more "flexible"/responsive without going through all the pain that is CSS

 

[LillyBB]

I've started learning Spanish at last! I've always wanted to know more foreign languages, I think Italian and French are gonna be next. The app I've found (https://istationeduapp.com/) allows studying all the basics and it's so easy. Very convenient stuff

 

[Bcat]

I learned about the commercial printing process and some new techniques for the pen tool in illustrator.

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I learned that creating a concatenate formula is ridiculously simple and makes certain aspects of my job much easier.

 

[gobby]

Today I learned I can put tomato sauce in just about anything and it'll taste 10x better

 

[Alienfish]

You could hover the name in eg. last posted on forum homepage to see if they are on or offline (ig invisible is offline) but still how didn't i know.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I learned today that "Super Mario 64" was actually the working title for the game, and they were apparently just like "screw it, this title is good enough lol" so they stuck with it.


Ngl it's a pretty great name

 

[Lemonsky]

Today I learned what sprickets are.

 

[Alienfish]

I learned today that "Super Mario 64" was actually the working title for the game, and they were apparently just like "screw it, this title is good enough lol" so they stuck with it.


Ngl it's a pretty great name

It's not a good game but cool facts ig

Also that we have like 10 the same book in the medicine/health/etc. shelves like okay we don't need 10 books about special care they are basically the same but with different authors and I think like 4-5 of those were the same author so uh?

 

[ali.di.magix]

today I learnt that there is a website that translates text from images into english! How did I not know this before

 

[LadyDestani]

Today I learned that my 3DS stylus extends. How did I not know this before?

 

[Dim]

Ya know this may seem stupid but I was obsessed with Blue’s Clues when I was 4-6 years old. I JUST found out that dog is female.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

My friend just learned today that he can turn the Switch on by holding the home button lol

 

[Alienfish]

Today I learned that my 3DS stylus extends. How did I not know this before?

Ahh ye the old ones.. I remember that, use to annoy me cause they always went back to original size at once.. at least mine did maybe they were poorly made..dunno.

Anyway, learned that apparently my bank put two transactions together that wasn't even at the same date but same place.. wtf

 

[ali.di.magix]

My friend just learned today that he can turn the Switch on by holding the home button lol

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I think I just did too xD

 

[Alienfish]

Also the reason I got really confused is because I knew more or less all of my transactions and since it was different prices I wondered wtf happened... then i checked a detailed list of the transactions monthly and one was in may the other in june lol

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I learned today that "dekokissen" is the German word for pillow! My brother came back from Germany a few weeks ago, and he got me a Volkswagen pillow with the word on the tag.


It's the best dekokissen ever too

 

[KeatAlex]

I just learned that water isn't considered a beverage. Mind blown.