Today I Learned: New Horizons Edition

[Imbri]

If you have the fountain, it sends a high jet of water up when the clock strikes the hour.

 

[lunatepic]

recently learned that you can move your mailbox! blew my mind haha

 

[Que]

The fact that haunted paintings are a thing and that they'll move/change/blink/glow/WHATEVER

i shall now proceed to collect them all

 

[vChroma]

A couple days ago I found out that you can draw the curtains closed on wallpaper! (It might depend on the wallpaper, but I tested it on a couple of mine)

 

[Cethosia]

It rained earlier today, and after it stopped I planted some new flowers. The new flowers had sparkles as if they had been watered

 

[Miss Misty]

I only just figured out today that you can climb down onto the flat rocks on the very top of your island. For some reason, I thought the only bit you could stand on up there would be the private beach.

 

[Lucile]

I saw on tumblr that having your flowers watered by 5 different people increases the chances to get hybrids. The more they are watered the more sparkles, and when reaching 5 people the sparkles are bigger and golden. I didn't know about it an was pretty amazed. Also switched from being sad for being a poor gardener to being sad for having no friends.
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reposting the guide here, sources and credits on the pics

 

[Lucile]

When looking into your pockets, your character strikes a pose : arms crossed, looking up. I always thought it was a thinking pose but he is actually looking into the pockets too ! His eyes are moving!

 

[Xara]

today i learnt that you shouldn’t use the minus button on your switch to leave somebody’s island. it’s fine if it’s just you and one other person but is not ideal during multiplayer sessions. i thankfully have never used it during times where there’s more than 2 people on an island but i’m glad i found out before i did!

 

[Clock]

I learned its worthless using rescue services accidentally on the NMT island because you will return to the plane area of the island.

 

[Calysis]

Not sure if this has been posted already, but I just learned that you can customize the frame of villager photos!

 

[Campy]

Today I learned that you can put an item on top of your drink machine.. by accident. I assume it works for the snack machine, as well!

 

[Lucile]

Also realised that when you catch a new insect or fish that isn't in your encyclopedia yet, your character says something like "great!" "amazing!" "cool!".

 

[JKDOS]

Also realised that when you catch a new insect or fish that isn't in your encyclopedia yet, your character says something like "great!" "amazing!" "cool!".

The word is "Yes!"

 

[Lucile]

The word is "Yes!"

Yes sorry I play the french version so I tried to guess what it could be in english hahah
In french it says "Super!"

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It also says "bien joué" which is letarlly "well done"

 

[JKDOS]

Yes sorry I play the french version so I tried to guess what it could be in english hahah
In french it says "Super!"

That makes sense.

 

[Insulaire]

When the Peppies in the English version say “le” in place of “the” (and often incorrectly at that), does the French version use “the” in English to distinguish it the same way?

 

[Lucile]

When the Peppies in the English version say “le” in place of “the” (and often incorrectly at that), does the French version use “the” in English to distinguish it the same way?

Now that you say it I have Winnie on my island and I think I've seen her using "the" (written "ze" to imitate the french accent). She might use more english but she's only been here for 2 days so I don't know

 

[InkFox]

I've learned that if you press A while holding a net you can creep on whatever bug you want to catch. All this time I'd been wondering why this feature had disappeared, maybe it was the same in New Leaf and me not playing for about a year and a half had let me forget about how to do it, dunno.

 

[meggiewes]

I learned that the Statue of Liberty lights up at night! I got some cool pictures that I have to get off my switch.