What did you learn today?

[Representing_Tromba]

I learned in india they like to drink buttermilk.

I did that once while making buttermilk biscuits and nearly threw up. How?

 

[melchi]

I believe it is different in india

 

[melchi]

The very first steam battleship was built by the united states in 1814

 

[JayMark]

I learned that while nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition, everybody expects the Portuguese Inquisition.

 

[Deleted member 206441]

 

[JayMark]

Today I learned that some female dragonflies learned that

 

[SwordSong]

Although this one is actually a damselfly, not a dragonfly, and AFAIK they can't cross-breed because the anatomy isn't compatible. So she's good.

 

[Worthy39]

I learned that we're all probably related to this thing.

 

[SwordSong]

Apparently this is a thing:

Rare 'Balloon Syndrome' Causes Hedgehog to Puff Up Like a Beach Ball | Live Science​

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[Deleted member 206441]

This enigmatic sealed envelope from 1937 holds the final words of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founding father of Czechoslovakia. Its contents remain unknown to this day, with the seal set to be broken on September 19, 2025.

#remindmeinoneweek

 

[Representing_Tromba]

I learnt Scribblehub exists. Discovered an old account but never actually visited here...

Welcome to SHF!

 

[Tsuru]

 

[SwordSong]

This enigmatic sealed envelope from 1937 holds the final words of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the founding father of Czechoslovakia. Its contents remain unknown to this day, with the seal set to be broken on September 19, 2025.

#remindmeinoneweek

Has the seal been broken? What does it say?

 

[NotaNuffian]

TIL my calves aren't as they used to be as I am now capable of walking until they hurt very easily

 

[SternenklarenRitter]

You can't find the resonance frequency of an LRC circuit by phase matching the applied voltage to the resistor voltage. Your inductor will pick up harmonics from the fluorescent lighting and spit out 120hz if you do. Instead you need the inductor and capacitor voltages to sum zero.

 

[blackcrowcrowd]

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.

Never underestimate physics, NEVER

 

[Racosharko]

TIL Tolkien and Hitler fought on opposing sides of the conflict at the Battle of the Somme in World War One.

 

[blackcrowcrowd]

TIL Tolkien and Hitler fought on opposing sides of the conflict at the Battle of the Somme in World War One.

Is that actually fr

 

[Racosharko]

Is that actually fr

Yes, I think Hitler was a dispatch runner and Tolkien was a signal officer.

 

[blackcrowcrowd]

Yes, I think Hitler was a dispatch runner and Tolkien was a signal officer.

absolute cinema