What have you learned this week?

[shifty_uk]

Thought this might be interesting..

We learn and absorb new information all day every day but there's random little lessons or tidbits that you come across every now and then, some that you really should've known.

I'll start..

I just learned that Sutherland is a county in northern Scotland. I know right? Lived here my whole life, travelled up north more times than I can remembered but always thought Sutherland was in England (maybe confused by Sunderland)

This week I also discovered that in Chess, the word Rook has nothing to do with a castle. It comes from the Persian word rukh, which means chariot. The design was changed in medieval Europe at some point to the tower we know today.

That’s all that comes to mind at the moment, though I’m sure there’s more.

Share the knowledge?

 

[koolpc]

I learnt that minted peas make me fart more.

 

[jeffspuds]

that corner sofas and gucci belts mean i am considerably richer than you

 

[Armageus]

That jeffspuds is a returnee

 

[pepp77]

That sugar slows down the curing time of concrete.

 

[throwaway4372]

True or false, does the painting The Scream by Munch depict a man screaming?

Spoiler

It's a man, but he isn't screaming. He is covering his ears because he hears a scream.

 

[pepp77]

An average cloud weighs way too much - about 500000 kilos!

 

[DJMK4]

If i think too much just before bed, i cannot sleep - I will randomly still be awake at stupid hours of the morning thinking about something that i dont want to think about, then i think to myself, right im not going to think about that anymore, im going to think about fluffy sheep.

10 minutes later, im not thinking about fluffy sheep, im thinking about the thing i told myself not to think of, thus resulting in no sleep.

This will repeat itself about 10 times.


Also i knew this anyway but i always try it anyway. Anytime is snows there is no point trying to drive up my street, it wont work in a rear wheeled drive car, yet i still try it

 

[mejinks]

Whales don't die of old age. They just become too weak to surface and slowly drown

 

[Ayahuasca]

That people are willing to pay above RRP for two year old GPUs on fleabay.

 

[Feek]

Whales don't die of old age. They just become too weak to surface and slowly drown

I think that's quite sad.

I learned that a random length doublet on 80m works better than a loop.

 

[swillsy]

that bears make a kind of plug for their butt out of poo when they hibernate

 

[ivrytwr3]

That i detest my job

Second day back, but at least i can now say i am out of a job next year!

 

[jeffspuds]

That i detest my job

Second day back, but at least i can now say i am out of a job next year!

ouch if this is true you have a long time find something else bud.

 

[ivrytwr3]

ouch if this is true you have a long time find something else bud.

Peaks and troughs - January blues.

 

[jeffspuds]

Peaks and troughs - January blues.

aye only get better though.

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

I thought that Blue Sky was the verified tick system on Twitter (hence the blue tick colour). However I found out yesterday that it's a Twitter clone (source code based on Twitter before it became X) but used by a certain cohort of people. The same cohort that posts on the Resetera forum.

 

[TommyV]

This week I’ve learnt every word to the ‘Mr. Sun’ nursery rhyme, and a lot about financial services regulation (new job).

A truly exhilarating week so far to say the least

 

[garsands]

Just learnt that YNAB stands for
You Need A Budget.