Today I Learned… #2

Captainmouse · Feb 17, 2026

Electric vehicles cannot be towed!
so if you break down on the motorway you cannot keep warm and you will have to have a flat bed truck to recover you

EllenDeGenerate · Feb 18, 2026

That your brain tissues have no pain receptors.

Interestingbitsnbats · Feb 18, 2026

EllenDeGenerate said:
That your brain tissues have no pain receptors.

Oh is that why on horror films can cut out parts of brain without them screaming. Obvs the skill part hurts but never shows them scream having parts taken out.

neverbeeninfluenced · Feb 18, 2026

That app is short for application.

EllenDeGenerate · Feb 24, 2026

Today I learned that most of the dried herbs and spices on our supermarket shelves are contaminated with, eg toxins such as lead, even salmonella! It can come from the soil at source, or unsanitary storage or packaging conditions. I checked my own extensive collection, not even one stated the origin of the contents. Guess what? I tossed them all out. I'm fuming. I will be ordering some online from a reliable, certified supplier - of which there are few.

nopenopenopejustno · Feb 25, 2026

Through an amazing lady on Tiktok who works in a crematorium, I found out that "early non viable human tissue" is treated with respect, and not dumped in an incinerator. Apologies if this upsets anyone, I didn't want to write the actual words because I don't know how to put things behind a spoiler. This small act gave me a tiny bit of peace

Captainmouse · Feb 25, 2026

EllenDeGenerate said:
Today I learned that most of the dried herbs and spices on our supermarket shelves are contaminated with, eg toxins such as lead, even salmonella! It can come from the soil at source, or unsanitary storage or packaging conditions. I checked my own extensive collection, not even one stated the origin of the contents. Guess what? I tossed them all out. I'm fuming. I will be ordering some online from a reliable, certified supplier - of which there are few.

There is an episode of food unwrapped about herbs, the majority of which are often not what is on the label. ‘Diluted' with cheaper ingredients, more is sold than is grown

EllenDeGenerate · Mar 6, 2026

Today I learned that I have lost my wedding ring

AliceInWanderLost · Mar 10, 2026

today i learnt that the prototype for the modern chainsaw was made in the 18th century, originally invented for the purpose of being a surgical instrument to assist in difficult childbirths!

Wolfshead · Mar 11, 2026

Bagpipes were introduced to the UK by Romans in 345 AD.

MitziAdele · Mar 12, 2026

In their early days, Simon and Garfunkel were known as Tom and Jerry

Rosie glow · Mar 18, 2026

I've got an extremely low tolerance threshold

Kim Mild · Apr 11, 2026

That Germany has islands. Someone I was talking too is going to a German island for their holidays soon .

petitspois · Apr 12, 2026

Kim Mild said:
That Germany has islands. Someone I was talking too is going to a German island for their holidays soon .

Yes, I didn’t know that either. Islands kind of feel a bit too fun for the German psyche.

Scarlett O' Hara · Apr 12, 2026

petitspois said:
Yes, I didn’t know that either. Islands kind of feel a bit too fun for the German psyche.

What is the German psyche?

Kim Mild · Apr 14, 2026

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.

Captainmouse · Apr 14, 2026

That half of the world’s bluebells, are here in the U.K.

qqwertyy · Apr 14, 2026

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

emmer_moans · Apr 14, 2026

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

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

ElectricDreams · Apr 14, 2026

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

I had this very realisation the other day...I've always thought there was a t in there!

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