The "I learned something new today!" Thread

[Sgtpilki3742]

I learnt today that a group of jellyfish is called a smack, and a thunder of hippopotamuses,
Its the small things in life that makes me smile!

 

[Shellzilla_515]

Today, I learned that you can rotate the Playstation logo to a vertical position on the PS2 slim, implying you can set the console on its side. It blew my mind since I've had this console for many years.

 

[rianne]

The Korean pear is referred to as "bae." (배)

 

[satine]

learned that my 2nd favorite celebrity (and longtime actor crush) is a cannibal serial killer-esque freak today. bunch of stuff he said and did remind me of my ex a lot so ive relapsed a little mental health wise...

definitely gonna change my profile pic once im done dealing with other mental health things y'all so pls don't come after me. was already tired before this so. this is fun

edit: nvmd lol changed it

 

[watercolorwish]

Today I learned that Armie Hammer has very eccentric hobbies

 

[xSuperMario64x]

TIL the snail is a close relative of the octopus (they're both mollusks)

 

[mermaidshelf]

Not today but I learned that the word "meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins, whom many may recognize from this meme:

lololol

 

[Shellzilla_515]

Today, I learned that $1000 Canadian dollar bills exist and were printed up to the year 2000. There is a twist, however, is that they are no longer considered legal tender meaning you can't use them.

 

[John Wick]

Francis Ford Coppola used a REAL horse head in The GodFather.

Freaking so angry.

 

[Jam86]

i learned that those sticky notes are called "post stick notes"

i feel so stupid, i've been calling them "post it notes" my whole life
i've got really bad hearing to be fair lol

 

[-Lumi-]

i learned that those sticky notes are called "post stick notes"

i feel so stupid, i've been calling them "post it notes" my whole life
i've got really bad hearing to be fair lol

Hey, to be fair there is a brand of sticky notes that’s called Post-It! I call them post it notes too lol just like I call all tissues Kleenex’s even though that’s a specific brand name

 

[Jam86]

so i have been on this planet for almost 20 years and 14 of those years i spent playing pokemon
so how have i only just found out the dratini evolution line

i thought it stopped at dragonair then dragonite just appeared somewhere lol
i'd say u learn something new everyday but i'm not convinced dragonite is a part of this

 

[-Lumi-]

Today I learned that apparently not everybody says pencil crayons. They came up yesterday when I was talking to my friend and I mentioned that I have far too many pencil crayons for somebody who doesn't draw and she was like "???? Pencil crayons????" because she'd never heard the name I guess? D: She always grew up calling them coloured pencils in the states. I just figured the two names were always interchangeable everywhere, lol.

 

[Jam86]

so i recently learned what tarot cards are, however it was only today that i learned tarot is pronouced "taro" and not "taroT"

Today I learned that apparently not everybody says pencil crayons. They came up yesterday when I was talking to my friend and I mentioned that I have far too many pencil crayons for somebody who doesn't draw and she was like "???? Pencil crayons????" because she'd never heard the name I guess? D: She always grew up calling them coloured pencils in the states. I just figured the two names were always interchangeable everywhere, lol.

omg i call them pencil crayons, i thought i was the only one lol

 

[-Lumi-]

so i recently learned what tarot cards are, however it was only today that i learned tarot is pronouced "taro" and not "taroT"


omg i call them pencil crayons, i thought i was the only one lol

o: Rest assured you are not the only one!! That's what everybody I know calls them here in Canada

 

[Stella-Io]

Sand dollars are living creatures that when alive are all black, you can barely just make out veins and the flower pattern, and have lots of little bristles on the its back to eat micro organisms. The sand dollars we see in sovieneir shops are dead corpses.

Also before someone goes 'what did you think they were, rocks?' YES. I did think they were pretty sand shell rock things created by the ocean, like, ya know, how OTHER shells are. Tbh thou I knew there was no way they were THAT bleached white in nature, I always figured it was like other shells, polished and cleaned.

 

[Alienfish]

Today I learned that apparently not everybody says pencil crayons. They came up yesterday when I was talking to my friend and I mentioned that I have far too many pencil crayons for somebody who doesn't draw and she was like "???? Pencil crayons????" because she'd never heard the name I guess? D: She always grew up calling them coloured pencils in the states. I just figured the two names were always interchangeable everywhere, lol.

yeah we say coloured pencils here, if you mean coloured pencils, pencils. crayons are crayons but then we have like, baby drawing crayons(thick ones), oil pastel ones for more painting stuff etc. so yeah TIL too haha

 

[Ghost Of Autumn]

Today I learned that cats can randomly fall from the sky and severely injure you.

Fortunately, the guy survived this incident

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I just found out that that party garland stuff that you hang on walls, and the festive flags and things that you hang on walls, railings, etc. is actually called "bunting."

 

[xSuperMario64x]

TIL the German word for chopsticks is "essstäbchen." I can kinda get why there are three "s" in a row (essen+stäbchen, i think) but it's still ridiculous