Today I Learned…

[Spacemonkey1972]

I knew the green is unripe, but I thought red yellow orange were different types. So they're all just one thing?

Do they have to ripen on the bush. I can't make my red pepper turn yellow at home?

I think it’s to do with heat and sunlight? And/or leaving them on the vine. I pop mine in the fridge though, so that’s probably why they don’t carry on ripening

 

[HockyRorror]

And then the opposite is sleep paralysis, whereby your body’s natural paralysis state is still in play when you’ve actually woken up and are conscious.
Its only happened to me once and it’s very short lived but it’s horrendous.

only once for me too but yes, horrendous and like a real life horror movie for the moments when the dreams or nightmares play into very realistic reality.

 

[MitziAdele]

Same here a few years ago with Melanie Sykes.

Wow! That is brand new news to me

 

[alphaspagbol]

Today I learnt what a soul patch is. Still think they’re creepy looking

 

[LucyEyelesbarrow]

Lee mavers lead singer of the La's,best known for the song 'there she goes' is the brother of emmerdale and Peak practice actor Gary mavers,now that I know this I can't help but notice how similar their faces are.

The La's first album (same name) is a cracker.

 

[Slaybutter]

the correct American pronunciation of a couple of words: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/words-commonly-mispronounced

antennae is my favorite :^)

 

[Kim Mild]

I remember being devastated to find out Jeremy Sheffield is gay! (he’s the hot guy in the video for Torn)

I always thought that it was Daniel Craig in that video. So I've just learned it's not !

 

[WhatABore]

Same! Who knew pale limp chips are healthier for you I turned down the dial on my toaster. She’s set to 2.5 out of a possible 5

That's alright for me. I'm one of those who basically has warm bread
Usually have it set on 2 and don't let it go the whole time

 

[Mrs Fluff]

Isn't it .
Please correct me if I'm wrong but were they married at the time..or ever married?

Nope, she was married to Sam Mendes at some point though

 

[Purrrrrrr]

There's something called scrotox which is botox for the balls

Surely that would make them tight affecting fertility?

 

[sweetlikecandy6]

I didn't learn this today but I will never forget the day when I finally realised why Britney's "If You Seek Amy" was considered rude.

I could never understand the controversy, then it must have been a couple of years later and I was singing it in my head. Then, ping! I had a sudden lightbulb moment

Sad to say I never realised the true meaning either until many, many months after the song blew up on Tiktok I was singing it around the house house and everything!

 

[JOHN1967]

My car, which I’ve had for almost 3 years, has air conditioning.

How can you have not known this.

Emojis aren't working for me.

 

[Pineapple glitter]

I’m 40 and I don’t know what that means. I’m now curious and a bit scared at the same time. Should I turn images off (is that possible?) if I search it?

Just put 'pegging wikipedia' in the search engine.... I didn't click on images

 

[Slaybutter]

...and i just learnt what a humectant is!

Thinking about it now, I learnt the word from soap making I thought it was a skincare term.

 

[OoglyBoogly]

That you can like a message on what's app by long pressing and selecting an emoticon! Blew my mind!

And in Twitter DMs it's double click it & select the emoticon. That was a very recent TIL for me!

 

[Loubywoobywoo]

Just googled it and all her films are banned there too!

Do you know why she/they are banned over there?

 

[Miss.Chanandler.Bong]

Diana Ross has never won a Grammy

 

[Rockin' Robin]

Today I learned from the secret celebrity gossip thread, that Sara Pascoe(?) is the daughter of Derek Pascoe from the pop group Flintlock.

 

[JOHN1967]

Valentine’s Day babies

Is that conceived on, or born on.

 

[hehehe]

There is something called the National Federation of Fish Friers.