Today I Learned

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The thread invites participants to share daily lessons or interesting facts they have learned, encompassing a wide range of topics from personal experiences to historical facts, scientific insights, and humorous observations. The scope includes casual learning, trivia, and personal anecdotes.

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  • Some participants share personal insights, such as learning about the cleaning of hats or the time spent with medical specialists.
  • Others discuss historical techniques like "oyster veneering" and its revival, with one participant clarifying it is not a food-preparation method.
  • Mathematical observations are made regarding factorials, specifically that 23! has 23 digits, with some participants exploring the implications of this coincidence.
  • Several participants mention humorous or trivial facts, such as the number of microbes transferred in a kiss or the age of Cambridge University compared to the Aztecs.
  • Some participants express personal reflections on learning new words or concepts, such as "hyperacusis" and its effects on their music-making.
  • There are repeated claims about the impact of television on body image, with some participants sharing personal experiences related to this topic.

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The discussion features a variety of viewpoints and personal anecdotes, with no clear consensus on any specific topic. Participants express differing opinions and experiences, particularly regarding the effects of television and the historical context of various facts shared.

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Some claims made in the discussion are based on personal experiences or anecdotal evidence, and there are instances of participants correcting or refining each other's statements without reaching a definitive conclusion.

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Readers interested in casual learning, trivia, personal anecdotes, or exploring a variety of topics in a light-hearted manner may find this thread engaging.

  • #151
OmCheeto said:
Have you seen me post anything today? :oldwink:

So it may be false, that, nimi du nam.

If you meant "I don't know", that's right!:oldwink:
 
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  • #152
Lisa! said:
If you meant "I don't know", that's right!:oldwink:
I often overlook Om's small print and often when I do read it I wonder what it means :D I have learned to copy, paste, and google, google, google:oldsurprised::oldtongue:
 
  • #153
Lisa! said:
If you meant "I don't know", that's right!:oldwink:
No!
It's supposed to mean; "I know nothing".
I guess it's my fault, as I broke one of my own rules:
1. No googling
2. Must be learned from a speaker of the language.​

This phrase, was relayed via a friend from his father.
The only phrases my friend knew, off the top of his head, were; "Aba ab dawd", and "Sho macha tori".

How do you say; "I am a failure". :headbang:
 
  • #154
RonL said:
I often overlook Om's small print and often when I do read it I wonder what it means :D I have learned to copy, paste, and google, google, google:oldsurprised::oldtongue:
I purposely never post foreign phrases, such that they can be googled.
And always, a bit off, phonetically.
You can catch googling "fakers" much easier that way.
 
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  • #155
OmCheeto said:
No!
It's supposed to mean; "I know nothing".
I guess it's my fault, as I broke one of my own rules:
1. No googling
2. Must be learned from a speaker of the language.​

This phrase, was relayed via a friend from his father.
The only phrases my friend knew, off the top of his head, were; "Aba ab dawd", and "Sho macha tori".

How do you say; "I am a failure". :headbang:
Sometimes it means "I know nothing about that subject", so I guess that was correct!

"I am a failure."= "Man yek bazande am"
 
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  • #156
Lisa!, I just now for the first time saw your avatar with my reading glasses on. Until now, I always thought that it was ET playing a piano. :redface:
 
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  • #157
Today I leaned that I should quite playing games with PC because I completely lose track of time!

Danger said:
Lisa!, I just now for the first time saw your avatar with my reading glasses on. Until now, I always thought that it was ET playing a piano. :redface:

Oh! You don't know me at all.;)
 
  • #158
Lisa! said:
Oh! You don't know me at all.
Not for lack of trying... :biggrin:
 
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  • #159
Today I learned that the Amtrak electric trains run on 25 Hz electricity. Plus a bunch of history on the different line frequencies used now & in the past.
 
  • #160
Today I learned that humans in the (electric) train are not getting electrocute.
 
  • #161
I'm a little late, but yesterday I learned why factoring works to help you find the zeroes of an equation.
 
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  • #162
I learned that my current TA job pays me lower than it does to the same people. Unfair play! I will probably quit after New Year :D
 
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  • #163
Today I learned that average hair grows half an inch per month.
So that means if I shave my head, hopefully it will grow back very soon:approve:
 
  • #164
Lisa! said:
Today I learned that average hair grows half an inch per month.
So that means if I shave my head, hopefully it will grow back very soon:approve:

Funny - I looked up exactly the same thing yesterday. But if your head has to grow back after shaving it, I don't think you're doing it right.
 
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  • #165
Today I learned that if exactly 4 people like a post, the 4th person is displayed as "https://www.physicsforums.com/posts/4949711/likes".

As if "1 other person" took up less space than "Lisa!".

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  • #166
I learned that if I accidentally take some frozen food out before turning the oven on, and the food is not supposed to be defrosted beforehand, it's okay. I don't have to put it away, the food will still be quite frozen by the time the oven heats up.

I also learned if you have a cardboard box you're trying to shut, one of those ones like pie box that the lid folds down and the sides of the top half have to fit in under the sides of the bottom half. Well I was having trouble shutting it and I noticed it was getting stuck on the contents of the box. So I shut the box one side at a time, each time tilting box away from that side so the contents shifted away. So I learned how to close this box. Actually that was yesterday.
 
  • #167
DrGreg said:
Today I learned that if exactly 4 people like a post, the 4th person is displayed as "https://www.physicsforums.com/posts/4949711/likes".

As if "1 other person" took up less space than "Lisa!".


Opps I just bumped Lisa into that 1 other person category.
 
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  • #168
Today I learned that things don't go well if I try to use the pooper scooper right after it quits raining.
 
  • #169
Silicon Waffle said:
I learned that my current TA job
what's a TA job ?
 
  • #170
edward said:
Today I learned that things don't go well if I try to use the pooper scooper right after it quits raining.
I have an indoor potty to eliminate that worry :D
 
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  • #171
Lisa! said:
Today I learned that average hair grows half an inch per month.
So that means if I shave my head, hopefully it will grow back very soon:approve:
Shaved heads look clean.
I learned that we shouldn't shave our pubic hair because our skin around our genitals may lose its membrane which is good for warts or bacterial infections. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22362688
 
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  • #172
davenn said:
what's a TA job ?
technical assistant. :)
 
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  • #173
ahhh thankyou ... OK so that begs the Q ... what sort of technical ?
 
  • #174
davenn said:
ahhh thankyou ... OK so that begs the Q ... what sort of technical ?
IT technical, I am working on a project that utilizes CAD tools to help end users interact with construction sites'technical detailed designs via web interface.
 
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  • #175
today I learned that the boss wasn't going to let me have Monday and Tuesday off next week
when pretty much everyone else in the company is

He seems to be under the misguided impression that I can get lots of work done without technical and logistics( stock to repair things) backup :(
 
  • #176
davenn said:
today I learned that the boss wasn't going to let me have Monday and Tuesday off next week
when pretty much everyone else in the company is

He seems to be under the misguided impression that I can get lots of work done without technical and logistics( stock to repair things) backup :(
That is unfair! :(
 
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  • #177
Today I learned that a single really old foil wrapped condom will jam a paper shredder big time.
 
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  • #178
edward said:
Today I learned that a single really old foil wrapped condom will jam a paper shredder big time.
Sure hope you informed your spouse about when and how you disposed of the condom :eek::oldsurprised::oldsmile:
 
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  • #179
RonL said:
Sure hope you informed your spouse about when and how you disposed of the condom :eek::oldsurprised::oldsmile:

I should post the answer to that in the First World Problems thread.
 
  • #180
Today, I learned that Opossums have 13 mammary glands.
I learned this, because I saw a video, of what I initially thought was some Sarah Mclaughlinesque mangy mutt rescue video. But it turned out,



that it was just a very healthy looking Opossum, with, IMHO, way too many babies.

Not having been aware of odd numbers of mammary glands, I was unable to picture where the 13th should be. I of course, googled that.

12 are in a circle, and the 13th, is in the middle.
 
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