Vinny Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 YIL what E.L.L. stands for. ty based rose Quote
SkyRunner Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 TIL that Doctor Barry Marshal was convinced that H. pylori bacteria caused stomach ulcers, but no one believed him. Since it was illegal to test his theory on humans, he drank the bacteria himself, developed ulcers within days, treated them with antibiotics and then went on to win a Nobel Prize. Quote
Ironbound Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) TIL that India and Bangladesh share a 3rd enclave border which means that a part of India is in Bangladesh which is in India which is in Bangladesh. I heard you like territories... Edited February 7, 2016 by Viridescent Quote
Anthony810 Posted February 11, 2016 Posted February 11, 2016 TIL My brothe's alarm on his phone is annoying as hell. ;-; Quote
TaciturnPhoenix Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) TIL that J.K. Rowling actually lost her billionaire status once because she donated so much to charity. Edited February 12, 2016 by TaciturnPhoenix Quote
Anthony810 Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 TIL THERE'S SHERBET MADE OUT OF WATERMELOOOOOOOOOOOOOON! Quote
Ironbound Posted February 12, 2016 Posted February 12, 2016 TIL that sitting for even a few minutes under an almond tree in spring is a bad idea. It rains caterpillars. Quote
SkyRunner Posted February 13, 2016 Posted February 13, 2016 TIL that VPNs can complicate logging onto hotel internet. Quote
Ironbound Posted February 14, 2016 Posted February 14, 2016 TIL that it's a good thing to place a stick or a large leaf in a birdbath, to allow thirsty insects to climb safely to the water's edge and drink. Quote
Arkhi Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 Props to Etesian TIL EA was voted the most hated company two years in a row- being voted worse than even BP. Quote
SkyRunner Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 TIL that Japanese tourists often find Paris so disappointing that they get physically sick. This is called Paris Syndrome. Quote
Maelstrom Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 TIL that Japanese tourists often find Paris so disappointing that they get physically sick. This is called Paris Syndrome. They're also very xenophobic and xenocentric and many believe certain restaurants like McDonalds and Red Lobster originated in Japan. LOL. Then again, the French overhype Paris and I can totally understand the absolute disappointment as a result. Quote
SkyRunner Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 TIL brainstorming has been shown to produce fewer and lower quality ideas than when people worked alone. Quote
Ironbound Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 TIL that it is likelier to win a lottery twice in a row than to get hit by something solid hurtling from space, be it an asteroid or a piece of space junk. So, we needn't fear that too much. Quote
SkyRunner Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 TIL that 'dog' is one of the few English words for animals of obscure origins and no cognates in other European languages. A few others are 'hog', 'pig' and 'stag'. Quote
Ironbound Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 TIL that apparently 8 percent of Internet users do not use email or search engines. Somehow, this sizable portion of the online population manages to surf the web some other way... perhaps by typing in URLs by hand? Quote
Arkhi Posted February 17, 2016 Author Posted February 17, 2016 ^This sounds like something my grandmother would do, so I believe it. Quote
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted February 17, 2016 Global Mods Posted February 17, 2016 TIL bugs have red blood just like people do. Today I felt something on my hand so I kind of smacked down with my other hand without looking or thinking, and then I saw a smashed up bug and blood everywhere. Quote
Ironbound Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Well, technically it's hemolymph, not blood, 'cause, you know, bugs don't have a closed circulatory system.... But Hemolymph doesn't carry gases and doesn't have haemoglobin, so it should NOT be red. That's why a gooshed bug oozes a clear greenish or even bluish white liquid plasma. Maybe it was some other pigment, or maybe it was a blood-sucking bug which had the blood of another animal in it. Squished mosquitoes do leave a red smear for this reason. Quote
SkyRunner Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 TIL that I can be really productive when I want to be. Quote
Ironbound Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 TIL that a decapitated viper' head can still bite, move its eyes and in general do everything that it could have done while still whole, for as long as 30 minutes after being severed. Who needs zombies, right? Quote
Maelstrom Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 TIL that a decapitated viper' head can still bite, move its eyes and in general do everything that it could have done while still whole, for as long as 30 minutes after being severed. Who needs zombies, right? For whatever reason that makes no sense to anyone, Miyazaki applied the same attributes to wolves in princess mononoke so that a wolf head squirmed and bit off the arm off an important woman. *bscoughbs* Quote
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted February 21, 2016 Global Mods Posted February 21, 2016 TIL concern trolling is where someone claims to support a position but is worried about a specific factor. The purpose of concern trolling is to divide the actual supporters of the position or person. Quote
Global Mods Ice Cream Sand Witch Posted February 23, 2016 Global Mods Posted February 23, 2016 TIL cherophobia is the phobia of feeling happiness/positivity out of fear something bad will happen. TIalsoL Cranidos has a higher base Attack than Arceus. Quote
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