What Have You Learned Today?

[valiant-quest]

That I have to turn my iPad in tomorrow. :c
G'bye, peeps. ;^;

[remnants]

A while back my mother told me that some of the symptoms I had were signs of a 'bad' gallbladder, and that when I was older I'd probably have to get it taken out. Today I decided to look up some things about the surgery.

"Cholecystectomy carries a small risk of complications including:

Bile leak
Bleeding
Blood clots
Death
Heart problems
Infection
Injury to nearby structures, such as the bile duct, liver and small intestine
Pancreatitis
Pneumonia"

...I'm not getting this surgery. Ever.

[Sphye]

I learned that "Sea Monkeys" are called Fairy Shrimp! I had wondered what, exactly, sea monkeys were, but I never thought to look it up before.
Fairy shrimp are known for swimming upside-down, so that their belly is facing upward, most frequently!

[remnants]

fried pig skins are good


and I need to decide on my persona tbh

[Percifrax]

I learned how important arms are while running up hills. I was in a relay involving holding cups of water and there was a huge uphill stretch. I've run up it so many times before but while using my arms to keep the water from spilling I learned just how big of a difference.

[remnants]

asparagus is a disgusting food

edit: but catnip tea is great

[Pixelated_Prophecies]

JavaScript was invented in 1995 by Brendan Eich, and it was made in only 10 days.

Edit: Oops I just realized that I was probably supposed to put something that's a little less objective, I probably sound like a huge nerd lmao

[carmel]

I thought asparagus was a mental illness until today, when my father bought them for dinner ;-;

[Sphye]

I thought asparagus was a mental illness until today, when my father bought them for dinner ;-;

While the meanings between the words for the stalky green vegetable and the term that now falls under Autism Spectrum Disorder are quite different, asparagus and Asperger's do sound rather similar.

On a tangentially related note, today I learned that, even/especially in comparison to other birds of prey, owls are rather prone to overstimulation due to their impressive sight and hearing. This leads some to think of them as unintelligent birds, but the reality is that they are processing much more than many birds or any human are, which makes them very cautious.

[Aquarine]

Today I finally learnt how to cut mangoes without making too much mess/ losing half of the flesh before I eat. Yay :D