Today I Learned...

cee134

TIL that depictions of knights fighting snails were common in medieval texts. And no one really knows why.

cee134

TIL Penn & Teller designed a video game called "Desert Bus" in which the player drove an 8-hour bus route in REAL TIME between Tucson and Vegas. It is impossible to cheat, the only scenery are rocks and road signs & once the player reached the destination, they had to turn around and drive back.

Smilin40

If you reverse into a drivethru you get your food and your money back.

KickassAmazon76

That it's not Friday. I was sure it was.
Damn.

cee134

KickassAmazon76 wrote: »

That it's not Friday. I was sure it was.
Damn.

But it's Wednesday! And Pi Day!

KickassAmazon76

cee134 wrote: »

KickassAmazon76 wrote: »

That it's not Friday. I was sure it was.
Damn.

But it's Wednesday! And Pi Day!

Haha... No hump, steak or... Pi for me today. Instead... I get to work all night! Yay!

PrincessSoraya27

TIL that stephen hawkins died

beagletracks

Today I learned a little bit about the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=218&v=oRoYIiXJtHE

http://unictr.unmict.org/en/ictr-milestones

http://unictr.unmict.org/en/tribunal

kam26001

beagletracks wrote: »

Today I learned a little bit about the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=218&v=oRoYIiXJtHE

http://unictr.unmict.org/en/ictr-milestones

http://unictr.unmict.org/en/tribunal

Well damn.

And here I am just learning that Little Caesar's Pizza uses only fresh dough (it says so on the box). Who woulda thunk it?

Smilin40

kam26001 wrote: »

beagletracks wrote: »

Today I learned a little bit about the International Criminal Court and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=218&v=oRoYIiXJtHE

http://unictr.unmict.org/en/ictr-milestones

http://unictr.unmict.org/en/tribunal

Well damn.

And here I am just learning that Little Caesar's Pizza uses only fresh dough (it says so on the box). Who woulda thunk it?

I was gonna say black panther was much better on second viewing but seems kind of trivial now.

beagletracks

TIL unicorns fart vanilla-scented rainbows

beagletracks

TIL March 17 is not only St. Patrick's Day, but also St. Gertrude's Day! Rejoice! So many reasons to celebrate "the feast day of St Gertrude of Nivelles, the patron saint of cats. She’s also the patron of travellers and gardeners, and protects against rats and mental illness."

http://junkee.com/today-is-also-st-gertrudes-day-celebrate-the-patron-saint-of-cats/53228

dwrightlaw

TIL there's things called merkins...look it up, I don't *kitten* get it
Oh, & specially made socks for _ocks...I don't get that either
I think I'm officially old now

beagletracks

dwrightlaw wrote: »

TIL there's things called merkins...look it up, I don't *kitten* get it
Oh, & specially made socks for _ocks...I don't get that either
I think I'm officially old now

There are also kitten mittens!

Bullet_with_Butterfly_Wings

The HIGH cost of travelling a tolled highway to and and from work everyday for the past month. Yikes!

JourneytoSizeHealthy

TIL I’m obsessed with zucchini noodles.

81Katz

That when you hear Jump Around you go "was this ever really a thing?"
*Jumps around like a maniac!*

dsboohead

81Katz wrote: »

That when you hear Jump Around you go "was this ever really a thing?"
*Jumps around like a maniac!*

Yes it was a thing....when Jump Around played in the club.....everyone Jumped.....WOO HOO!!!

cee134

TIL that Japanese researchers have discovered that administering an electrical shock that simulates a lightning strike can increase mushroom yields -- leading to more and bigger mushrooms.

cee134

TIL that Michael Jordan practiced with strobe lights on so he wouldn't be distracted by camera flashes in game.

beagletracks

cee134 wrote: »

TIL that Japanese researchers have discovered that administering an electrical shock that simulates a lightning strike can increase mushroom yields -- leading to more and bigger mushrooms.

Interesting!

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beagletracks

kace_kay wrote: »

TIL that my dog's bully sticks are made from a bull's peen.

Most delicious part of the bull

Wait. Have you seen those ones that are like 3 feet long?

FabulousFantasticFifty

That getting a full 8 hrs of sleep makes me feel and look terrible!

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cee134

kace_kay wrote: »

beagletracks wrote: »

kace_kay wrote: »

TIL that my dog's bully sticks are made from a bull's peen.

Most delicious part of the bull

Wait. Have you seen those ones that are like 3 feet long?

Haha no way! Ruby's are bigger than a ruler... but 3 feet!? She'd be in heaven! && Penny can nob on the other end. Not weird at all!

And you can teach her some new tricks.

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cee134

TIL Mr Rogers poured the 100 billionth Crayola crayon.

beagletracks

TIL it's illegal in Switzerland to own just one guinea pig because they get lonely.

http://mentalfloss.com/amazingfactgenerator/506183/it’s-illegal-own-only-one-guinea-pig-switzerland-they-get-lonely

cee134

TIL that in 1999, an engineer earned 1.25 million air miles by buying 12150 chocolate puddings for $3000, all in one day. To avoid suspicion, he told people he was stocking up for Y2K.