TIL: Today I Learned... (28 Viewers)

[Saint_Ward]

TIL, that you should never randomly look up tire prices (for my wife's new car, just to know down the road what it would be), because one of your tires will magically show up with a major sidewall cut from a curb (that you didn't do, but maybe the Valet did a couple days ago, but never noticed until today), so you have to buy your own new tire...sigh..

 

[Tapxe]

William Muir did a productivity study with chickens and the results are quite amazing.

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[Tapxe]

TIL, you are more likely to be happy concentrating on a job you dislike than letting your mind wander.

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[dtc]

I keep getting the feelings back in my hand before I finish. Please advise.

Get a younger, hotter hand?

 

[Three Monkeys]

TIL: If you sit on your hand until it goes numb, then take care of yourself. It feels like somebody else's hand.

You don't get slapped when you do this?

 

[Galbreath34]

Tonight, watching Twitch, I learned that there's a Finnish word meaning comfy, spongy cushion for a sofa or chair that you can bounce on: hyppytyynytyydytys and it sounds hilarious spoken out loud.

 

[rajncajn]

I keep getting the feelings back in my hand before I finish. Please advise.

Alternate hands while sitting on the other. Then you can pretend they are twins.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

TiL about Beijing's underground city

Mao built it when he and the soviet's were ifing at each other
Dixia Cheng - Beijing&#39;s Underground City

 

[Brennan77]

^^ this isn't a TIL (more like a FYAIL)
but i am reminded of this story

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/health/08brai.html?_r=0

also there was a great Radiolab podcast about this
Unraveling Bolero - Radiolab

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[Tapxe]

How to turn 12 common items in to improvised weapons.

How to Turn 12 Everyday Items Into Improvised Weapons | The Art of Manliness

 

[Saint_Ward]

OCEARCH.ORG »

There is a website that tracks sharks.. so you can see where some have been. Katherine needs to stay away from Florida.

2400 lbs!!!!

 

[Saint_Ward]

Thank god Mary Lee mostly stays off shore.... This is the stuff of nightmares!

 

[Galbreath34]

TIL there's actually some Japanese shows I might watch that don't involve crazy pain or hitting people in the genitals with frozen tuna.

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[Bishop]

I knew the first Capt Janeway was canned after a couple days, but didnt know about these other notables under consideration for the role.

Lynda Carter
Joanna Cassidy
Patty Duke
Erin Gray
Linda Hamilton
Kate Jackson
Tracy Scoggins
Helen Shaver
Lindsay Wagner.

 

[Tapxe]

TIL Trees communicate with each other and share resources as needed. They can give preference to their own acorn species, but will also share across species. There's even thought to be hub tree's which pass on wisdom.

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