Today I Learned: New Horizons Edition

[izzieozzie]

Today I learned that if you plant two trees next to eachother, when one grows to be mid-size it doesn’t grow any more. Then you can remove that tree and use it for landscaping - which means your island can have different sizes of trees!! Great to know for landscaping guys!!

 

[VanitasFan26]

I learned that if you go on someone's island you can still shake the sapling trees and still have bells falling out of them as well as furniture items. I also found out that wasps don't seem to spawn when you're at someone else's island which saves me the trouble about worrying about them.

 

[Valzed]

Technically this happened in Happy Home Paradise but you can't play HHP without ACNH so...

I went into the Hospital I built and Sow Joan the turnip lady from NL was there. I talked to her and she gave me some turnips for free.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Well today I learned that when you complete your Fossil Collection in the Museum Blathers will actually start selling posters of Fossils. I assume he does the same thing with all the others (Bugs, Sea Creatures, and Fish) when you complete a collection he starts selling different posters so you can get them. I guess that's to make up for the lackluster reward when completing the museum before the 2.0 update.

 

[zato]

Today I learned that if you pair the magic-circle floor with the candles wall and turn off the lights, something super fun happens!!! Also on the subject of walls and lights if you turn on and off the lights with the graveyard wallpaper another fun thing happens enjoy people!!!

 

[Moritz]

If you have a villager living on your island, and you give them a job on HHP, if they get sick, they won't come to work.

Its a nice touch.

 

[Imbri]

Wilbur's plane has a red light on the wingtip. I usually fly out during the day, but last night I went to Harv's and noticed it when I wanted to go home.

 

[zarf]

Not exactly today, but last week I found out that lazy villagers will do something special for you if you've completed your bug encyclopedia. I caught my last bug in the morning and a few hours later Jeremiah said this to me! It's really cute

Don't click on spoiler if you'd rather find out on your own

Spoiler

 

[Drawdler]

When you interact with the bamboo grass it gives you random different fortunes O_O

Edit: I am now appalled to learn that for some reason you can throw bells into garbage containers.

 

[Nenya]

While searching the internet for the name of the "pergola", I learned that they can be customized! Cool!

 

[Tulaash]

Today I learned you can wear the Festivale feathers in your hair as an accessory! I have a bunch sitting in my storage and randomly decided to use a cooler to change my hair accessory and saw they were an option!

 

[Tulaash]

And coming back to this thread, TIL that rotten turnips can spawn flies! I thought only trash could but nope! Found a random fly on my rotten turnips today!

 

[user1234]

Today I learned you can just hold the button down to swim instead of mashing it. Too bad I have no reason to swim any longer

 

[S.J.]

Today I learned you can just hold the button down to swim instead of mashing it. Too bad I have no reason to swim any longer

I can't believe I didn't know this until right now. I'm currently filling my pockets with sea creatures to sell, so I appreciate finding out!

My related TIL - the other day I just happened to be swimming in the same direction as Pascal, while he was swimming away. I've never bothered to follow him before, so I didn't know he stops to crack open his scallop.

 

[jamie!]

Today I learned you can place patterns on the dock where Kapp'n is! It makes sense but going off older games I would've never expected it.

 

[Fey]

Today I learned that the pushpins on the bulletin board either change monthly/seasonally or once you upgrade Resident Services:

I just restarted and wanted the cute flower pin for my first post, but I just couldn’t get it no matter how much I tried. Instead, two other colors I’d never seen before were options!

 

[-Mars-]

(well this was last night though...) I learned that the rare palm tree bugs also have signs that help you catch them like scorpions and tarantulas do
most people already know the tip for catching scorpions/tarantulas is when they lift their pincers/legs STOP moving and wait until they stop doing that until you can get close enough to catch them
for the rare palm tree bugs the tip is pretty much the opposite the palm tree bugs will either climb a little bit up and down the tree or move their mandibles periodically when they do this that means they don't care about you near them and they aren't paying attention so it's SAFE to move closer in for a catch when they stop moving and stand still it means they are listening to you so you need to STOP moving because they will detect you

 

[zarf]

I found out it's not just the lazies who acknowledge when you've completed your bug encyclopedia. Ike said something about it too! I think it's because I had my net out? Now I wanna see what every other personality has to say about it :d

 

[Zisym]

Today I learned personality traits are connected to gender like only males can be lazy and can't have normal personalities which I find it funny lol

Also, I just found out Sasha is male because he has lazy personality trait.

 

[Nenya]

This may be in here but I recently discovered that the gyroids that are outside stand still until your character gets up to a certain distance from them. I find them fascinating to watch and listen to.