Today I Learned… #2

[Captainmouse]

toby Steven’s is dame Maggie smiths son

 

[Pesky Tarian]

Husband has informed me that it's kiss a ginger day today.

He is a total wet blanket when ill so I was interested to read the pain threshold comments above!.

 

[Pesky Tarian]

Any league of gentlemen fans out there with an Alexa, try asking your device 'Alexa are you local?' .

 

[Itsmeagainat]

Children of identical twins are siblings not cousins genetically. As the daughter of an identical twin this had fascinated me.

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

 

[CallMeHollywood]

Nick cannon has 12 children… five were born last year. I’ll leave you to google their names

 

[AliceInWanderLost]

That vegetables you grow yourself taste out if this world!

have you ever grown corn on the cob? if not, I highly recommend it. the taste will BLOW YOUR MIND!

 

[pinkmug]

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!

I learned this from QI and was horrified for the rest of that day. Imagine

 

[Melian]

Sloths can't fart!

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

 

[MitziAdele]

Saw this on Twitter View attachment 2369326

I was today years old too. How clever

 

[EllenDeGenerate]

That bagels are in fact delicious. I've just now enjoyed one filled with chicken and salad . NOW I get why people love them .
I used to they were just overpriced burger buns with a bit missing from the centre

 

[HockyRorror]

On tipping point, there is somebody standing behind the machine, who drops the token in

I’ve always suspected this! especially how a token swings wildly to the opposite place they said they want it.

 

[Kim Mild]

That The Ketchup Song/ Asereje is a pisstake of someone singing incorrect lyrics to Rapper's Delight.

 

[EllenDeGenerate]

That my lovely, seemingly-united neighbours have split up

 

[emmer_moans]

That Kanye is married again

 

[Captainmouse]

That the theme tune to gogglebox has words, I always thought it was der der der der,etc

 

[Pesky Tarian]

I've been spelling shadow with two d's my whole and no one ever corrected me .

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

TIL.

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I just learned Chrissie Hynde co-wrote it

 

[MitziAdele]

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

 

[Captainmouse]

That flax that they make linen out of is grown in the UK, well it was in Anglo Saxon times.

Still grown, fields of beautiful blue flowers and the seeds provide the omegas and are full of protein.

 

[Kim Mild]

That they make retractable sharpie pens. I spent too long trying to take the non existent lid off.