Today I Learned… #2

[LucyEyelesbarrow]

That Laura Branigan (singer of "Gloria") died in the early 2000s ... I heard that song on the radio and went to Google what she is up to now

I didn't know that! I will also be humming that song all day now

 

[HockyRorror]

My local library doesn't charge for late returned books.

What, ever? So it could essentially be a free bookshop!?

 

[Kim Mild]

That our local wetherspoons does take away coffee. Inspired by another thread I was commenting on , I like wetherspoons coffee and I've bought the same beans for home.

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

I didn’t think they were actually legally married but maybe they confirmed it. The mail still calls her Kanye’s new “wife”

 

[emmer_moans]

That the shoe company is called Skechers, not Sketchers with a t 🫣

my brain has been autocorrecting that all this time, then! whoa.

 

[Captainmouse]

That Kate robbins is Emily atacks mum

 

[Boredofgrey]

They would be like half siblings, surely? Because one of the parents of each of them are not identical twin siblings to each other.

Ooh the way I understood was basically my dad and uncle are interchangeable on paper. Possibly half but still closer than standard cousins?

 

[Bobby Chariot]

2 cannibals were sat eating a corpse...one exclaimed "Oooh I'm going to have a ball here".....
"steady on....I'm only on my first toe" says his pal.

 

[Kim Mild]

The male version of galentines is called palentines.

 

[Captainmouse]

That flour is more explosive than gun powder!

 

[Piff paff puff]

The Qe2 was named after the late Queen

 

[Captainmouse]

There are 8.4 million trees In London

 

[nopenopenopejustno]

The Garnier micellar water is £5 in Lidl for a big 700ml bottle

Amazon are doing a deal for the smaller bottles (should be £7 according to Amazon?). I got them for £3 for my daughter.

 

[Lola Ruby]

That Nicolas Cage is Francis Ford Coppola’s nephew

 

[CallMeHollywood]

That Kanye is married again

Just did a quick Google. Interesting.

 

[JE172]

Whilst I knew they pulled out I never considered the pointed ends could be used for that! That’s a really good tip though so thank you

Just an update on this in case anyone ever needs it. This does not apply to rear seat headrests in a VW as I found out today at the dealership, the whole back seat has to come apart to remove the headrest to fix it.

 

[Don'tlookEthel]

That Kate robbins is Emily atacks mum

Did you know she is also a cousin of Paul McCartney?

 

[Boredofgrey]

The correct answer to the question “A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?' was googol, which is where Google got its name, and also the answer to the million pound question answered “correctly” by coughing scandal cheat Charles Ingram on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
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What does this mean? Does all water on earth contain impurities making it safe to drink for us?

Water has trace elements and minerals usually.

 

[RaveChampion]

My plumber is a drastic fuck wit.

 

[RaveChampion]

Attatching a tripod stand to a Dell curved monitor is the absolute pits of shit.

It's hard to put into words how vexing it's been. It stays on the chuffing tripod now it's on.
Forever and ever.