The Today I Learned Thread

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[Lily Adler]

Today I learned RFK Jr. is married to Cheryl Hines of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame.

 

[Teelie]

It's one of the most bizarre couples I can think of. How does that work? She seems more or less sane, coherent and not at all nuts but she's married to king nut.

 

[Lily Adler]

It's one of the most bizarre couples I can think of. How does that work? She seems more or less sane, coherent and not at all nuts but she's married to king nut.

That Kennedy Compound must be something

 

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[Brutikus]

 

[Lily Adler]

Today I learned that water itself isn't wet, but simply makes other things wet.

 

[Lily Adler]

TIL Mastodon calls posts, "toots".



Bluesky users call theirs, "skeets".

 

[Vilya]

 

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[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

TIL that the Brady kids bathroom (again six kids sharing one bathroom) didn't even have a toilet.

 

[Teelie]

Wow, that's ****ty.

 

[Lily Adler]

Wow, that's ****ty.

Toilets were as sinful as a married couple sharing a bed.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Today I learned that water itself isn't wet, but simply makes other things wet.

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And towels get wetter when they dry.

 

[Lily Adler]

And towels get wetter when they dry.

 

[Lily Adler]

I just learned this today when I saw that the flag prefixes in the Politics section don't show.

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[Lily Adler]

 

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[Brutikus]

The control panel used by Lex Luthor in Superman The Movie (1978) was originally used in Star Wars (1977).

 

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[Dr.]

TIL – that a “***** bow” isn’t naughty slang (which, apparently, SHH preemptively censors). It’s what VP Kamala Harris often wears.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/style/kamala-harris-*****-bow-blouse/index.html

 

[Brutikus]

TIL a female reporter attempted to recreate the famous novel "Around The World In 80 Days". Not only did she complete it with eight days to spare, she made a detour to interview Jules Verne, the original author.