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The "Today I Learned" Thread • Page 10

Discussion in 'General Forum' started by Halitosis Jones, Jul 17, 2023.

  1. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: Panda Express serves chow fun noodles exclusively at their locations in Hawaii

     
  2. youll be fine

    Trusted Supporter

    Also a huge Scientologist who tries to recruit people with the Bart Simpson voice haha
     
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  3. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    Ah what the fuck
     
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  4. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: This year Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day and ends January 2nd.

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen this happen before. Thought it was interesting!
     
  5. Halitosis Jones

    Howdy y'all! Supporter

    As someone who grew up around Clearwater, FL (Scientology's equivalent to the Vatican/Meccah) I have known this one for awhile.

    The one that blew my mind was learning that Michael Pena is a big Scieno.
     
  6. Halitosis Jones Oct 4, 2024
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    Halitosis Jones

    Howdy y'all! Supporter

    TIL the two largest cymbal manufacturing companies in the world Zildjian and Sabian both are ran by the same extended family who have been making drum cymbals for 400 years
     
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  7. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    That blew my mind when I found out about this years back.

    IIRC, there was some family drama which caused one of the Zildjians to leave the company and found Sabian. I don’t remember the full story
     
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  8. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: David Schwimmer (Ross from Friends) was originally tapped to play Agent J in the movie Men In Black, but he turned the role down due to commitments with a different project.

    Absolutely wild. I can’t imagine anyone but Will Smith playing that role
     
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  9. Halitosis Jones

    Howdy y'all! Supporter

    TIL that in the classic film Airplane! David Letterman was originally cast to play Ted Striker and Christopher Lee was supposed to play the doctor.
     
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  10. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: Sen Dog from Cypress Hill and Dave Lombardo from Slayer went to the same high school together and were actually pals in high school too
     
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  11. Halitosis Jones

    Howdy y'all! Supporter

    TIL the concept in Hurricane prep of taping up your windows so if the glass shatters it does so in a few big chunks instead of in a thousand tiny pieces is now considered a myth and is strongly discouraged.
     
  12. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: The pumpkin spice latte was actually created by Starbucks and was only introduced in 2003. Starbucks also owns the trademark to the initials “PSL.”

    This is so weird to me. With how much of a phenomenon pumpkin spice is, I assumed PSLs had existed for a lot longer
     
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  13. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL of two different (but similar) types of squash exist. One is named the “baked potato squash” and the other is named the “mashed potato squash.”

    The baked potato squash, when fully cooked is tastes like a baked potato, while the mashed potato squash, when fully cooked tastes like mashed potato.

    The other interesting thing is the baked potato squash is brown-colored and the mashed potato squash is white-colored
     
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  14. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    Update: I tried both of these squashes today. I disagree that it tastes like a potato. They both taste like a squash and maybe tastes closer to a sweet potato. But both squashes, when baked completely, spot-on have the texture of a baked/mashed potato. Totally soft. Super easy to scoop out and deal with. Will definitely eat again!
     
  15. angrycandy

    I’m drama in these khaki towns Supporter

    TIL a woman is suing Samsung because she got one of their cellphones stuck in her most private of areas
     
  16. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    oh
     
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  17. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL that two versions of “Even Flow” by Pearl Jam exist. The original album version on Ten which was released as a single in the U.S. and a re-recorded version recorded in 1992 which was released as a single in the UK
     
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  18. mattav152

    Release My Mind, My Garden Grows

    I feel like I knew that in the back of my head but totally forgot that the rearviewmirror version was different than the OG Ten version. I spun the shit out of my Rearviewmirror CD as a kid and dont think I actually heard Ten in full until like the past decade or so.
     
  19. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    I’m so used to the Ten version that I legit had no idea another version existed. Although I’ve heard a couple radio stations play a live version before
     
  20. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: Some desktop tape dispensers are filled with sand in order to put weight on them.

    I found out when the CEO of my company accidentally dropped one today and it broke lol
     
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  21. Kiana

    Goddamn, man child Prestigious

    I feel like I haven't seen a sand tape dispenser in a while. I remember as a kid liking to shake them lol
     
  22. LightWithoutHeat

    If I could just forget it

    TIL: my HVAC system has a feature that circulates the air periodically and helps balance the temps throughout the house. Would have been nice to know last year in the winter when the temperature difference between upstairs and downstairs was driving me insane. That's on me.