Today I Learned…

[rainbowlemon]

Puff daddy and P diddy are the same person…
My husband is embarrassed for me

I wouldn’t have a clue either.

 

[WhatABore]

If humans can’t hear them, how do they know?!

Technology

 

[emmer_moans]

Raw potatoes are very high maintenance: they like cold storage but not fridges and freezers. They undergo a process called cold-induced sweetening which converts the potato’s starch to reducing sugars. Cooking those sugars can result in the carcinogen acrylamide.

Acrylamide and Diet, Food Storage, and Food Preparation

Acrylamide is a chemical that can form in some foods during high temperature cooking, such as frying, roasting, and baking. Acrylamide forms from natural sugars and the amino acide asparagine in foods; it does not come from food packaging or the environment.

www.fda.gov

What the heck was I learning in school?? I mean not once has the periodic table come up in my adult life. Potatoes? Every darn day!

I like my chips crispy and brown

Feels like no food is safe these days.

 

[chickhicks86]

Today I learned that the actress that plays/ed Harlow is neighbours is Jason Donovan's daughter, and that the actor that played Doug Willis is his dad I'm obviously very far behind the times!

 

[CallMeHollywood]

Can’t remember if I mentioned it on this thread or elsewhere, but the girl from Matilda and Mrs Doubtfire is cousins with right wing pundit Ben Shapiro and she outspokenly hates him.
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I knew she played Angelina Jolie’s stunt double in a film but didn’t know she was Shiloh’s godmother. Angelina must have been/be close to her then. (For those who don’t know, Eunice was a contestant on the Uk version of the Gladiators in the 90s and won her series, and then later became a Gladiator herself)

I love Mara Wilson. She’s good fun on Instagram.
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I remember that gladiator being on gladiators! I had no idea she was still stunting. I think she’d just finished the James Bond film when she first appeared on the show. She was amazing. Now I feel old

 

[Piff paff puff]

Just googled what a beetle drive is. Bugged me (no pun intended) since i was a kid. Im disappointed now i know. The first person to draw a beetle, adding body parts after each throw of the dice. Sounds incredibly boring.

 

[Slaybutter]

Mine has the i in a circle that’s it, no stars

Either you’re not running the right iOS version or the photo doesn’t have the feature. Take a screenshot of this pic. It is eligible:

 

[Piff paff puff]

Did you get a case quite quickly? Mine was loads of sitting around doing nothing and getting sent home early

I guess I got lucky, it was a quick and easy one but there the whole duration 10-4. Our judge told us the longest case was 2 years!

 

[Kim Mild]

I learned a hack to tie a not in balloon using a coat hanger. I haven't tried it myself, but I saw a little YouTube video

 

[emm]

Yes they do, and if they don’t and sack you, you can take them to an employment tribunal and a judge will not look too kindly on any employer making someone unemployed for carrying out their legal duty of service.

And are you paid the same as your normal salary?

 

[Slaybutter]

A la Something About Mary, or…?

Using gelatin

How to Make Homemade Hair Gel: A Step-by-Step Guide

You can make your own hair gel using just three ingredients and customize it to suit your needs. Here's how to make DIY hair gel in minutes.

www.byrdie.com

 

[alphaspagbol]

I'm so jealous, I've always wanted to do it and a fes years ago I was called up but was abroad and have never been since

I’ve always wanted to also and the only time I’ve been called it wasn’t possible.

 

[Piff paff puff]

Ron Hill the founder of and ex Athlete who's sports shops I used to visit for running leggings in the early 90s died last year.

 

[Kim Mild]

Not the same but i was on itvbe and saw a Rolf Harris documentary advertised and I totally forgot he existed so googled out of curiosity to see if he was still in jail and then literally the next day his death was announced. I know its just coincidence but I find it weird when stuff like that happens

I thought he was already dead

 

[WhatABore]

Today I Learned… #2

Onto a new thread!

tattle.life

New thread time!

 

[AliceInWanderLost]

Apparently if you put white vinegar on a piece of bread and then stick it in your bin it will keep flies away

ooh, definitely going to try that!

 

[CallMeHollywood]

That you can order Apple podcasts oldest to newest.

 

[Whoami2021]

There's a Starbucks cup in every shot in the movie Fight Club.

Going to have to rewatch this now

 

[Slaybutter]

Colonization stripped Igbo women in West Africa of their powerful roles in society

 

[GladiatorReady]

Have you seen his paintings? They’re beautiful

Wow, they really are.

He's also a lead guitarist in a band!