Today I Learned… #2

[Wolfshead]

I really want to know how you discovered this!

One of the treatments for asthma many many years ago was... tobacco / cigarettes. For many of us it's actually a trigger

The Surprising History of Smoking for Asthma

Was there a time in history when smoking was recommended?

asthma.net

I'm from a family of coal miners. They were told that smoking helped them to cough up the coal dust and was therefore beneficial.

 

[Kim Mild]

That a goes through metamorphosis in a chrysalis , a moth goes through metamorphosis in a cocoon.

 

[Nelly's mum]

That micellar water in tesco has gone up to £8 a bottle!!

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

 

[Melian]

That bananas conduct electricity and work on touchscreens

 

[Mamacita]

Dogs can have a litter with different dads

So can people! Well not litters, twins etc

 

[greenvelvet]

If you’re not super computer savvy and are downloading files from random websites (most people won’t unless you are pirating stuff) one thing I’d recommend is this website

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/

You can upload files and links to it and it can detect malware.

The TIL comes from the fact that if you are downloading a zip file, just because the folder is marked as having no malware, doesn’t mean it’s safe. When I unzipped it I scanned one of the files and that contained malware.

I was trying to download an old version of a sims mod ffs. Imagine the stress over something so stupid. Didn’t open the files and sent them straight to the bin, then deleted them from there and my computer says it’s fine.

 

[50sGirl]

That vegetables you grow yourself taste out if this world!

Home grown strawberries are the best.

 

[Tea and Toast]

This always annoyed me and often I wanted to say something but my child wasn't fussed.

Im.that person who DOES wave back . .. or toot my hooter if I'm driving, to see that excitement on a child's face is priceless

 

[Pesky Tarian]

Sloths can't fart!

I know this from one of my children's books. They climb down their tree once a week and do a 3 kg poo!!!.

 

[Starfishface]

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

I work for a library service, if it's the same as us we don't charge late fines, but after a certain period of time the book will be considered lost and you have to pay the full repurchase price.

 

[MitziAdele]

Sloths can't fart!

 

[Interestingbitsnbats]

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.

 

[Upintheair83]

Oh no I love giraffes. Didn’t think lions ate them tbh

I only came across it by mistake. I was looking at someone's insta stories and they were on safari. It showed a lion eating a giraffe!! And I couldnt believe it! It sounds so silly but I had to Google it, because I thought it was a joke at first!! I know its just nature and its the food chain, but it really upset me seeing such a beautiful animal like that. I think lions are stunning too but there's something so graceful about giraffes and it really did upset me.

 

[Prince fan 1999]

Dogs can have a litter with different dads

 

[pinkmug]

TIL that squatters have rights in the US and I am still foggy on how what is practically home invasion can lead to having rights on that property. Wtf

 

[Lalalalaaaaaa85]

View attachment 2253374
That the fi in WiFi doesn’t actually stand for anything. I’m going to start asking people for their IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence password from now on

In my head it’s always been wireless fireless

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

One of things I remember most about going on safari in Kenya is seeing a lion eating a zebra

 

[Captainmouse]

That banoffee pie was created in 1971 in East Sussex

 

[Bettyboo2475]

Ah okay I guess it would be to do with things like sugar or protein in the drink slowing down the absorption. It's mostly sodium and potassium that would make a drink more hydrating but need to be careful with things like that as well especially in the heat and or if someone is training hard

For example I just found out the recently popular Prime drinks are marketed as hydration beverages but actually contain very little sodium to be that.

Also heard of a case of a guy who played tennis in the heat and was hydrating himself with coconut water, which is high in potassium and almost died

Its quite dangerous to drink lots of water as the body needs salt and other electrolytes. I guess that's why the pure water would be a problem. Potassium and sodium are finely balanced by the body so can easily be knocked out by illness or deficiency, (hyponatraemia (sodium) and hypokalaemia (potassium) and conversely when you have too much (hypernatremia and hyperkalaemia), especially as you get older too. Athletes tend to drink electrolyte drinks to replace those lost whilst they exercise. The body is amazing, its scary when it starts to go wrong.

 

[Bettyboo2475]

The best actors and actresses act with their faces as well as their words, like Travis Fimmel as Ragnar in Vikings, Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders, Claire Foy in the Crown, powerful performances without the need for speech. The silences are powerful. I've only recently noticed that.