Today I Learned - Page 24

sexobon · 12-12-2015, 04:34 PM

My theory is it was a scientific experiment to see if a cow could jump over the moon; but, they wanted to give it a better chance by taking it up in an airplane and milking it to lighten its load before launching it.

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monster · 12-20-2015, 09:37 PM

That chinking cups during a toast was originally to ensure a little liquid was exchanged so no-one poisoned the drink of another

That chameleons' color changing is based on their temperament rather than their surrounding

That Cuttlefish and Octopussies can change texture as well as color to blend into their surroundings.

I haven't fact-checked any of these, but they came from reliable sources during after-dinner conversation tonight

Sundae · 12-21-2015, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

That chinking cups during a toast was originally to ensure a little liquid was exchanged so no-one poisoned the drink of another

This I didn't know. If asked I'd have posited it was the noise which was important, to ward off evil spirits. Now I can be all superior and refuse to toast saying wearily, "It's okay, I don't actually think you're trying to poison me."

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That chameleons' color changing is based on their temperament rather than their surrounding

This however I did know. It's actually an annoying piece of knowledge as so many advertisers/ greeting card manufacturers/ comedians do not seem aware of it. But perhaps that's just because I'm such a pedant, and it doesn't bother other people who know this.

lumberjim · 12-20-2015, 11:36 PM

All true. Saw it on the Internet

Clodfobble · 12-21-2015, 08:33 AM

You mean this joke is not scientifically accurate?!

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Originally Posted by Bo Burnham

I put a chameleon on a red dildo...

...He blushed.

monster · 12-21-2015, 07:23 PM

I just learned there's a place called Hebe in PA

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2015, 09:34 PM

Up near the state prison... uh, a state prison.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2015, 10:14 PM

Yesterday, 12-20, was the day the very first website was born, only 25 years ago.

monster · 08-21-2016, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

I just learned there's a place called Hebe in PA

Today I learned there's a place in NY called Hector Falls at the bottom of the Finger Lakes and it's beautiful. There's a National Forest Campsite nearby called Bluepabbery Patch because it's right next to a ...... The town of Hector is just a little north of there........ we're going and..... it's three hours due north of Hebe, PA. Haven't found a town called Thor yet, tho'

Griff · 08-22-2016, 06:59 AM

Pete and I cycled all over that area in our young hip days. Turns out those names are a remnant of the Revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centra...Military_Tract

Gravdigr · 08-22-2016, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Haven't found a town called Thor yet, tho'

Ask, and ye shall receive...

Thor, Iowa

Also:

Thor (places)

monster · 08-23-2016, 04:48 PM

thanks!

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Ask, and ye shall receive...

Thor, Iowa

Also:

Thor (places)

busterb · 01-02-2016, 08:11 PM

Today is not Monday! Way I'm going, I'll be able to hide my own easter eggs this year.

monster · 01-03-2016, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Today is not Monday! Way I'm going, I'll be able to hide my own easter eggs this year.

you already did!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2016, 08:13 PM

Not being a skier and never having lived where there's feets and feets of snowpack, I'd never heard of tree wells, nor how dangerous they are.

12-20-2015, 09:37 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	That chinking cups during a toast was originally to ensure a little liquid was exchanged so no-one poisoned the drink of another That chameleons' color changing is based on their temperament rather than their surrounding That Cuttlefish and Octopussies can change texture as well as color to blend into their surroundings. I haven't fact-checked any of these, but they came from reliable sources during after-dinner conversation tonight __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-20-2015, 11:36 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	All true. Saw it on the Internet __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-21-2015, 07:23 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I just learned there's a place called Hebe in PA __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-21-2015, 09:34 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Up near the state prison... uh, a state prison. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-21-2015, 10:14 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yesterday, 12-20, was the day the very first website was born, only 25 years ago. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-12-2015, 04:34 PM	#1
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	My theory is it was a scientific experiment to see if a cow could jump over the moon; but, they wanted to give it a better chance by taking it up in an airplane and milking it to lighten its load before launching it.

08-22-2016, 06:59 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Pete and I cycled all over that area in our young hip days. Turns out those names are a remnant of the Revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centra...Military_Tract __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-02-2016, 08:11 PM	#13
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Today is not Monday! Way I'm going, I'll be able to hide my own easter eggs this year. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

01-23-2016, 08:13 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not being a skier and never having lived where there's feets and feets of snowpack, I'd never heard of tree wells, nor how dangerous they are. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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