The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[Millysaurusrexjr]

TIL almost an hour ago that meringue mushrooms need to bake at a low temperature for two hours really hope they turn out fine lmao

 

[Yoshi155]

If you search up “steamed hams” on Google, it will ask if you meant “steamed clams”. I thought that it actually thought I misspelled something, but then I realized it what it meant. Cool Easter egg.

 

[-Blue-]

I'm not sure if that is an Easter egg or not, since Google does that with a lot of things it thinks you misspell, but it would be funny if it was intentional.

 

[Yoshi155]

I'm not sure if that is an Easter egg or not, since Google does that with a lot of things it thinks you misspell, but it would be funny if it was intentional.

At first I thought it might be unintentional, but the fact that it said steamed clams of all things (since Superintendent Chalmers says that in the clip) and that it's a really popular meme makes me think it might be an Easter egg.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

Before you go and rush to eat your loofah in your shower,

dang there goes my new years plans.



probably pretty basic but I'm learning how to be a more mindful and attentive friend

 

[wrenbow]

Ravens can live for over 40 years in captivity, and apparently there's one that lived to the age of 80.

 

[Dim]

This is honestly mind blowing

 

[VernalLapin]

USAHANA’S LOVE INTEREST IS A BOY NAMED CORN AND HE IS CANONICALLY FROM ILLINOIS… NO FREAKIN WAY XD

 

[TN4U]

I was cleaning one of the rooms in my house, and discovered amongst my bookcase of forgotten games an excellent copy of Wild World, case and everything, buried deep inside. I never recalled playing the game, let alone even having it.

I may have to play it sometime…

 

[VernalLapin]

as far as i can tell, the only official marketable plushie of morelull is this totally legit normal morelull XD

for real though, i love this plush line and how they choose some of the lesser merchandized pokémon for it ^^

 

[wrenbow]

Just saw a tweet (that I fact checked dw lol) that said that a lot of cats have white paws and bellies because their markings develop starting from the spine and go down towards the feet while the embryo is developing, and if there aren't enough pigment cells then the fur just remains white.

Other things I found out while fact checking:

- Siamese cats usually have dark paws because of a gene mutation that makes the production of melanin temperature-sensitive, causing darker pigmentation in cooler areas of the body. They're born white because the womb is warm, and they get darker as they get older or even in cold weather as their body temperature decreases.

- All-white cats are more likely to be deaf, especially if they have blue eyes.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just randomly decided to look up the QWERTY keyboard on Wikipedia because I was curious as to why it's laid out the way it is. the most used keys are spread out to increase typing speed because it encourages alternation between hands, and it forces the hands to move around the keyboard more, thus having more coverage of the entire keyboard (I assume).

I knew that the keys are diagonal as a relic of the past, since mechanical typewriters had to have each key offset to make room for the mechanisms.

what I didn't know/realize is that A is the only vowel that is not in the top row on the keyboard. or I may have noticed it, but I've never openly acknowledged it before.

 

[Yoshi155]

This guys name is not Frankenstein. Frankenstein is the name of the creator of the monster. I feel like I’ve been lied to. People who are hardcore Frankenstein fans (for some reason) would probably have me tarred and feathered for not knowing this, but it’s not my fault, it’s the media.

 

[Gabby]

Today I learned there is legislation in Oklahoma to ban furries in schools???

 

[Goldi Locks]

Today I learned there is legislation in Oklahoma to ban furries in schools???

Honestly more surprised they were allowed in schools in the first place.

 

[-Blue-]

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This guys name is not Frankenstein. Frankenstein is the name of the creator of the monster. I feel like I’ve been lied to. People who are hardcore Frankenstein fans (for some reason) would probably have me tarred and feathered for not knowing this, but it’s not my fault, it’s the media.

If I remember, their name is Victor and their malformed assistant Igor. You can't really blame yourself for that. This is about a hundred years of things getting mixed up to the point that it became so deeply rooted in the public. It's like Kleenex. That is a name brand. But everyone calls tissues that anyway even if the tissue isn't made by Kleenex.

 

[Yoshi155]

If I remember, their name is Victor and their malformed assistant Igor. You can't really blame yourself for that. This is about a hundred years of things getting mixed up to the point that it became so deeply rooted in the public. It's like Kleenex. That is a name brand. But everyone calls tissues that anyway even if the tissue isn't made by Kleenex.

This is really common with old folktale and stories. Like for example, in the original 19th century book, Dracula actually only hates garlic flowers, not all garlic, and he doesn’t sleep in a coffin.

 

[VernalLapin]

This is really common with old folktale and stories. Like for example, in the original 19th century book, Dracula actually only hates garlic flowers, not all garlic, and he doesn’t sleep in a coffin.

And heidi has black hair not blonde!

What is this cover?

Edit: there may have been discrepancies between translations. But i think all of them say she has dark eyes at least.

 

[Goldi Locks]

If I remember, their name is Victor and their malformed assistant Igor. You can't really blame yourself for that. This is about a hundred years of things getting mixed up to the point that it became so deeply rooted in the public. It's like Kleenex. That is a name brand. But everyone calls tissues that anyway even if the tissue isn't made by Kleenex.

There's no Igor in the book either!

 

[-Blue-]

There's no Igor in the book either!

Not with that attitude, there isn't.