Today I Learned...

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  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    TIL that if I am not feeling well and don't feel up to cooking, I can order delivery without feeling guilty about it. 😊
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL as production of Toy Story wrapped up in 1994, Pixar writer Andrew Stanton asked his coworker's during a brainstorming session, "What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn off the last robot?" 14 years later he answered his own question with the movie WALL-E in 2008.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited June 2019
    TIL about The Hyena Man. He started feeding them to keep them away from livestock, only to gain their trust and be led to their den and meet some of the cubs.

    https://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/photography/proof/2017/08/this-man-lives-with-hyenas
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL that the ash from coal power plants contains uranium & thorium and carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding environment than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/
  • Iscah13
    Iscah13 Posts: 1,954 Member
    That eating three eggs before bed is a bad idea.
  • manwithaplan54
    manwithaplan54 Posts: 152 Member
    Eating most things before bed is probably not a great idea, with a couple of exceptions ;)
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  • RastaLousGirl
    RastaLousGirl Posts: 2,119 Member
    TIL.. That there really is a calm before the storm.
  • mitch22098
    mitch22098 Posts: 38 Member
    ILT that peanuts aren't really nuts, they're roots.
  • kimber0607
    kimber0607 Posts: 994 Member
    that penguins, in fact, have knees (I instinctively said NO but decided to look it up)

    But yes, penguins do have knees! A penguin's leg is composed of a short femur, knee, tibia and fibula
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited June 2019
    TIL that in 2006, 20,000-year-old fossilized human footprints were discovered in Australia which indicated that the man who made them was running at the speed of a modern Olympic sprinter, barefoot, in the sand.

    https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/20-000-year-old-human-footprints-found-in-australia/
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    mitch22098 wrote: »
    ILT that peanuts aren't really nuts, they're roots.

    Actually they aren't roots. Peanuts are actually considered legumes.

    The difference between real nuts are nuts grow on trees, peanuts grow in pods that mature underground; other types of legumes, such as lentils and peas, also grow beneath the surface.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL much of the work on the Apollo 11 spacecraft was done entirely by hand. For instance, parachutes were manually stitched and folded by only three indispensable, trained professionals who were forbidden from riding in the same car to prevent all three from being injured in the same accident.
  • leerena1973
    leerena1973 Posts: 46 Member
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  • perezlau
    perezlau Posts: 35 Member
    People who hustle others dont even realise theyre doing it. Just second nature.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL that Charles Dickens’ novels were hugely popular even among the illiterate poor. They would pool their money to hire a reader, and then gather together to listen to the stories.
  • epr31295
    epr31295 Posts: 6,213 Member
    TIL that even when you don't think it will rain (downpour) during your break. Bring the Umbrella!!!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL In the film Osmosis Jones, Bill Murray's character mentions a "National Chicken Wing Festival" in Buffalo, New York. While the festival did not exist during the filming of the movie, this mention caused organizers to create an annual festival in Buffalo which has been active now for 16 years.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL: The red flag, when used by pirates, came to mean "no quarter given", meaning that no mercy would be shown, and no life would be spared, while a black flag usually meant that those who surrendered without a fight would be allowed to live.
  • LyndaBSS
    LyndaBSS Posts: 6,964 Member
    TIL that when a person asks you a question and you answer with the raw truth, that person will freak the heck out, say they're offended, belittle you and call you names because they are completely unwilling to recognize that they could ever possibly be the problem.

    Oh well... can't please everyone. ☺
  • yukfoo
    yukfoo Posts: 871 Member
    TIL All my friends have birthdays this year...
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    yukfoo wrote: »
    TIL All my friends have birthdays this year...

    Mine was yesterday.. I'm waiting on my present 😜
  • yukfoo
    yukfoo Posts: 871 Member
    edited July 2019
    TIL It was Jo's birthday... yesterday
    Happy birthday sweetheart! You didn't message me for bail money so I'll assume you're laying low 'til the heat dies down... :D Bet it was a blow-out...I'd love to have been there. Hope you had a great day even if you don't remember it..lol :p (presents are in the mail) muaaah!
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    yukfoo wrote: »
    TIL It was Jo's birthday... yesterday
    Happy birthday sweetheart! You didn't message me for bail money so I'll assume you're laying low 'til the heat dies down... :D Bet it was a blow-out...I'd love to have been there. Hope you had a great day even if you don't remember it..lol :p (presents are in the mail) muaaah!

    Thank you 🤗
    It was a totally awesome blowout 3 day birthday celebration.
    Ohh * waiting at the mailbox* 😙
  • Xiao_Ya_
    Xiao_Ya_ Posts: 495 Member
    TIL that when your kitten plays with a carbonated drink, you shouldn't open it right after...
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited July 2019
    TIL that the actors who played Ferris Bueller’s parents fell in love and got married after filming.

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  • corinasue1143
    corinasue1143 Posts: 7,464 Member
    Til someone has 7 accounts on mfp
  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    Til someone has 7 accounts on mfp

    Only 7? Lol
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    TIL that although now a cult classic, Jim Henson's "Labyrinth" was the biggest failure of his career, costing $25 million to make and only earning $12 million.