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The "Today I Learned" Thread • Page 14

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

  1. angrycandy

    I’m drama in these khaki towns Supporter

    that's integrity
     
  2. riotspray

    Prestigious Prestigious

    TIL that The Baha Men are named that because they are from the Bahamas
     
  3. Halitosis Jones May 16, 2025
    (Last edited: May 16, 2025)
    Halitosis Jones

    Mr. Jones, the one from the Counting Crows song Supporter

    TIL the reason why Mormons don't drink coffee or tea isn't because they necessarily don't believe in caffeine. It's because of an old LDS church rule that drinking hot drinks was unsafe. It's more about temperature than caffeine. Because of this in Salt Lake City there are more upscale soda shops than Starbucks.

    There is also some muddled parts of this rule because Mormons will drink caffeinated soda and energy drinks; won't drink coldbrew, iced coffee, or iced tea; but still drink hot chocolate. Even Mormons admit it makes little sense.
     
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  4. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    Yeah the whole “soda is okay, coffee isn’t” thing never made any sense to me. Funny to see that they’re self-aware about it.
     
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  5. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL two things about Peet’s Coffee:

    1. Peet’s owns Stumptown Coffee and purchased them in 2015

    Alfred Peet (Peet’s founder) was actually a mentor to the three founders of Starbucks and taught them much about coffee trade. Starbucks also sold Peet’s beans their first few years of operation. I actually already knew this, but what I learned today is:

    2. Jerry Baldwin (one of Starbucks founders) actually bought Peet’s in 1984 and sold his share of Starbucks in 1987. He was the chairman of Peet’s until 2001, but is now the director of the company
     
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  6. Halitosis Jones

    Mr. Jones, the one from the Counting Crows song Supporter

    TIL Jamie Lee Curtis invented a new type of diaper

     
  7. angrycandy

    I’m drama in these khaki towns Supporter

    obligatory Activia mention
     
  8. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: Maryland is the only state that has banned ownership of flame throwers. California is the only state that requires a permit to own one
     
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  9. xapplexpiex

    sup? Supporter

    Boobytrap backwards is party boob
     
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  10. Halitosis Jones

    Mr. Jones, the one from the Counting Crows song Supporter

    TIL Natasha Lyonne was on Pee Wee's Playhouse as a kid

     
  11. Halitosis Jones

    Mr. Jones, the one from the Counting Crows song Supporter

    TIL New York City sanitation workers get military style ceremonial dress uniforms


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  12. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL Pee Wee’s Playhouse is now available to stream on HBO Max, which means I know what I’ll be binging now for the next couple weeks
     
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  13. angrycandy

    I’m drama in these khaki towns Supporter

    TIL that movie trailers were initially played after the movie, not before.
     
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  14. angrycandy

    I’m drama in these khaki towns Supporter

    TIL earth days were about 23 hours in the age of dinosaurs
     
  15. Halitosis Jones Jun 1, 2025
    (Last edited: Jun 1, 2025)
    Halitosis Jones

    Mr. Jones, the one from the Counting Crows song Supporter

    TIL most modern archeology (especially in the US) isn't at all like it is on movies/tv. The vast majority of archeologists work for private contracting firms doing surveys ensuring that new construction development projects are not like disturbing unmarked graves and things like that, and the pay for that isn't great either. The kind of exciting Indiana Jones academic archeological field work where you excavate artifacts of lost civilizations is pretty rare in the field now.
     
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  16. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: You can steam cupcakes

     
  17. waking season

    Trusted Prestigious

    I guess that would explain the name if they originally trailed the movie
     
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  18. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: There are technically no original members in the band Napalm Death
     
  19. Weird LiBrary

    Regular

    Even crazier to me is that they only had like one original member left recording the B side of their first record
     
  20. riotspray

    Prestigious Prestigious

    TIL In the UK, they refer to American bacon as "streaky bacon"
     
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  21. angrycandy

    I’m drama in these khaki towns Supporter

    TIL The Eiffel Tower can grow as much as six inches taller in the summer
     
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  22. xapplexpiex

    sup? Supporter

    Dude Ranch is a cum joke.
     
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  23. sam_might_say Jun 6, 2025
    (Last edited: Jun 6, 2025)
    sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    TIL: Pepsi technically owns Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC. Apparently Pepsi was struggling to get into the fast food marketplace and they discovered that it would actually be cheaper for them to take on their own fast food chains. So they purchased all three chains between 1977 and 1986.

    Eventually they formed a spin-off company that maintains their fast food chains which is now named Yum! Brand.

    They also used to own A&W and Long John Silvers and they currently own The Habit

    (I knew about Yum! and which chains they owned for years but I actually didn’t know it was owned by Pepsi)

    EDIT: This is also why combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bells and KFC/Taco Bells exist
     
  24. riotspray

    Prestigious Prestigious

    TIL that Sam has never listened to Doughboys
     
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  25. sam_might_say

    The intrusive whisper fascinates me

    I mean, you’re not wrong
     
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