Genetic Freak
Mid-Carder
Not Normal
Joined on: Mar 27, 2015 0:44:28 GMT -5
Posts: 184
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Post by Genetic Freak on May 28, 2020 16:15:53 GMT -5
I looked and didn’t see a thread similar to this (at least not within the few previous pages) and thought this would be a fun way to share knowledge and inspire conversation. I love reading and watching videos and find myself learning new stuff daily, and was curious what other people have come to learn and maybe they can teach others. Knowledge is power after all.
Some stuff I learned today:
- Bee attack pheromones smell like bananas.
- How to butcher an alligator/How alligators regulate their blood temperature
- Shaquille O’Neil picked his basketball number (33) to honor Patrick Ewing
- The Rosetta Stone was discovered by a French soldier in Napoleons campaign in Egypt. It displayed a message in three texts (Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek) and was key in helping translate hieroglyphics.
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Post by Stuart? on May 28, 2020 16:39:29 GMT -5
I learned some new editing techniques on Premiere Pro today
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on May 29, 2020 12:30:46 GMT -5
I learned Aretha Franklin covered ‘The Weight’ and it’s really good.
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Post by Deep Figure Value on May 29, 2020 13:55:49 GMT -5
I learned Aretha Franklin covered ‘The Weight’ and it’s really good. I've been getting some serious mileage out of Playing for Change's "Songs Around the World" take on that one lately.
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Post by sonstuds on May 29, 2020 14:01:27 GMT -5
How to eat an orange.
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Post by Rated [R] NinJa on May 29, 2020 18:28:28 GMT -5
“Gen pop” is an abbreviation for “general population”
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Post by K5 on Jun 8, 2020 1:18:30 GMT -5
I learnt about the 1956 Olympic flame hoax:
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Post by HandsomeHollywood on Jun 8, 2020 13:11:48 GMT -5
The law of conservation of mass.
In an online Chem course for the first time since high school. Nothing is ever totally destroyed and nothing is organically created. Everything is made of everything.
I figured this was the case but diving into it makes it hit home harder. Crazy stuff.
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Post by JC Motors on Jun 8, 2020 14:06:20 GMT -5
You can still buy 6 volt car batteries
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Post by Stuart? on Jun 8, 2020 18:41:07 GMT -5
Jordan Belfort's life really was as insane as the movie made it out to be.
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Post by Scott! on Jun 8, 2020 19:10:44 GMT -5
In Niall Horans "nice to meet you" video, he had the names of every song off of the album shown in the video at points. The album came out 2 months after the video, if I hadn't noticed the taxi in the video the other day it would have went straight over my head, but it was a cool Easter egg.
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Post by PJ on Jun 11, 2020 5:20:53 GMT -5
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jun 15, 2020 4:54:37 GMT -5
In the past week I have learned...
That in Star Trek TNG, the Soong brother's names literally mean "Fact" and "Fiction" (Data and Lore)
That they now make band-aids for different skin tones besides white
That "Judas" is an album AND a song
What Drake Maverick's voice sounds like (I usually watch everything with captions, sound off. It's a stimuli issue)
That Otis is of Serbian descent
That it is really stonking hard to make custom action figure glasses
That the OG WWE(F) Website was launched only a few months before I got into wrestling
That I can't eat sandwich crackers (I PTFO)
I'm sure there's a bunch more, but that's good for now. I'm learning new stuff every day!
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The Mania©
Main Eventer
Back and Better Than Ever...
Joined on: Apr 7, 2002 12:53:28 GMT -5
Posts: 2,932
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Post by The Mania© on Jun 21, 2020 20:19:33 GMT -5
I learned I haven’t logged in for about 11 years.
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toki
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Joined on: Jan 7, 2017 16:50:47 GMT -5
Posts: 4,101
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Post by toki on Jun 22, 2020 2:10:26 GMT -5
in space, reverse cowgirl and doggystyle are the same thing
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Old Zeke
Main Eventer
'Fraid old Zeke, he rides up here with me. Can't trust a pig with watermelons, you know.
Joined on: Jun 24, 2019 13:46:50 GMT -5
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Post by Old Zeke on Jun 22, 2020 4:00:15 GMT -5
That the droid that runs Jabba's torture room is a fem-bot. I always thought it was a dude-bot.
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taker
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Hector, are you going to behave yourself hector
Joined on: Jul 19, 2019 13:28:49 GMT -5
Posts: 473
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Post by taker on Jun 22, 2020 12:13:07 GMT -5
" One for the road " "On the wagon" Refters to drink Comes from the olden days when someone was tried and Convicted for ones crimes and sent to the gallows. on the day of your Execution, when they have you on a Horse / Cart loads of Guards. The first inn they went past, they asked them do you want one last drink, probaly to calm them , they called it one for the road, cos the hangmans waiting down the road , but if you refused you were on the wagon. get me a double Brandy, not to calm me. I know the hangman cometh !
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Post by King Silva on Jun 23, 2020 9:24:18 GMT -5
That gelato is really good. I've never really had it before and now I need to get more of these Dove Gelato bars.
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Retrospect
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Joined on: Sept 20, 2019 16:39:04 GMT -5
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Post by Retrospect on Jun 24, 2020 17:17:50 GMT -5
Today i learned that they still sell disposable cameras at the grocery store. I took a picture of it on my iphone.
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Post by King Silva on Jun 25, 2020 1:00:57 GMT -5
That eBay UK has lot of exclusive cards but many sellers won't sell to the US and or the prices to ship are outrageous.
I'm annoyed..
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