What did you learn today?

[J_Chemist]

• I learned that tipping over a 36kg dumbbell onto a smartphone causes it to shatter.
• Watched a video on Kowloon Walled City and discovered it had a population density of 1.25 million (though the population was assumed to be around 35-50k). [Link]
• Spain fired that weird director dude who had a spicy background. [Link]
• Trevor kindagotalittleangry and kidnapped some dude's wife.
• I learned about Microclimates and that the coldest locations on some some mountain ranges are actually in air-pocket bowls in valleys. The science behind it is quite fascinating. [Link]
• Ukraine is gonna snatch back Crimea (soonTM) and it potentially is going to uproot Russia. [Link]

 

[Raymann]

What I learnt.

Don't do the thread leeching... It's fun as long as you are the only one doing it... Then, it could spiral into utter chaos.

 

[Robert_S_S_Gordon]

I learned today that if you sit in front of the computer straight from early morning to afternoon that it'll strain your eyes, lol.

 

[Woolen_Monkey]

I learned that there was its getting progressively harder to find interesting animal facts.

 

[melchi]

Apparently in 1991 Lenengrad tv did the biggest troll ever.

 

[melchi]

The founding fathers thought that giving the federal government the ability tax citizens directly would give it to much power.

Keeping this in mind they reluctantly passed a temporary income tax to fund the war efforts for world war 1.

 

[Major2501]

I learned how to remove 50 pin right angle latched connectors from pcb's with a massive ground plane.

Genuinely this is interesting to me. ?

I've recently come across a term called "Sheep Shaggers". I'm done.

And that definition for "Talon" in urban dictionary still haunts me to this day.

On that subject, it's a derogatory term for a person from Wales; the ratio of sheep to people in Wales is 3 to 1.

 

[HelloHound]

lozenge is another word for the shape of a diamond

 

[Woolen_Monkey]

Bigfin squid is super creepy.

 

[melchi]

I learned edgar allen poe wrote a story about someone taking a balloon to the moon.

There were moon people.

 

[Dia779]

I learned alot of hacks/tricks on how to make simplified joints and figure bodies that are actually better than most commercial action figures.

 

[melchi]

I learned that the very first nuclear powered navy ship got deployed to panama for the Vietnam war to power the canal because they were having an energy crisis.

 

[Major2501]

That Satan Loves Slags.

God I love Manchester. ?

 

[Alfir]

I learned that leather black shoes today cost 10,000 pesos which was roughly 176.32 USD. Last time I checked, I could buy them for less than 500 pesos. Oh, I also learned I was actually, and decrepitly poor despite being able to eat three times a day. Looking at the bright side, I could actually afford a pair of shoes if I get them from a thrift shop!

I learned that violence is never the answer. It is a question.

I learned something great today, thanks.

 

[melchi]

I learned that 800 years ago there was a terrible logistical problem in castles.

People wanted to have a convenient place to pray. So in a castle that would be on the lower floors.

However, one can't put themselves above God so if they built it on the ground floor they couldn't build anything over the prayer area.

That is why some castles have alcoves that stick outside the wall. Technically there is nothing built above it but only barely.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

My wand gun idea seems fine now.

 

[melchi]

I learned that many breeds of draft horses are in danger of extinction.

 

[Raymann]

What I learnt.

Don't search for medical details or for possible causes of anything you are suffering from. It will make you more confused and miserable.

 

[ElijahRyne]

This is a thread for people to share what interesting things they've learned today. It can be anything from introspective philosophy to finding out that you're not a normal person. I'll go first: Today I found out that not only do people think that eating garlic raw is weird, but I also found out that Taco Bell (Destroyer of colons and remover of 90's aesthetics) has been considered the healthiest fast-food restaurant in America for years and Chipotle has topped it this past year.

Apparently the DPRK switched to cultivating potatoes over rice a couple years ago, because their geography is better for potatoes.

 

[melchi]

Apparently the DPRK switched to cultivating potatoes over rice a couple years ago, because their geography is better for potatoes.

That is actually really smart of them.