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Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Thu 29 Oct, 2020, 11:53 pm
by LynKit
...Go go English, mugging other languages again.
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Fri 06 Nov, 2020, 6:06 pm
by Anke
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Mon 09 Nov, 2020, 9:58 am
by zatnosk
TIL I learned that it's a popular thing in Denmark to donate a horse, that is about to be put down, to a zoo, so they can put it down for free and feed it to their lions. It's so popular that our nearest big zoo has a wait-list of 4-6 months for taking in a horse.
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Mon 09 Nov, 2020, 12:22 pm
by Anke
^^^ Well, that sounds sensible.
TIL that there is a River Of Doubt in South America
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Mon 16 Nov, 2020, 6:57 pm
by Anke
TIL that Yakko Warner's Nations of the World includes England and Scotland, but not Wales and Northern Ireland.
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Thu 26 Nov, 2020, 7:50 am
by zatnosk
TIL that some marsupials such as wombats and platypuses glow in the dark under UV light!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-26/ ... e/12910820
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 2:14 am
by InspectorCaracal
Today I Learned that Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:17 am
by Bee
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 2:14 am
Today I Learned that
Grave of the Fireflies and
My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
/blinks
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:30 am
by InspectorCaracal
Bee wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:17 am
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 2:14 am
Today I Learned that
Grave of the Fireflies and
My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
/blinks
The tone whiplash in either direction must have been
wild.
Re: Today I Learned
Posted: Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:31 am
by Bee
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:30 am
Bee wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 4:17 am
InspectorCaracal wrote: ↑Sat 17 Apr, 2021, 2:14 am
Today I Learned that
Grave of the Fireflies and
My Neighbor Totoro were originally released in theatres as a double feature.
I have no idea which one was first. My guess is GotF???
/blinks
The tone whiplash in either direction must have been
wild.
That’s putting it mildly o.o