What Did YOU Learn Today?

[tyty333]

I escorted my daughter's class on a Lagoon field trip. I learned all the ways it can be polluted and why its so important
that we keep it clean! More importantly, the kids all learned it. Good stuff!

 

[Dee*Jay]

I learned that there are 1040 calories in an order of Red Lobster crab dip...

 

[TC1987]

I learned that there are 1040 calories in an order of Red Lobster crab dip...

^ hahaha! I have a don't ask don't tell policy regarding restaurant food.

What I learned: (Nope, I don't have a smart phone. lol) In trying to fix the dead wifi on my mother's Android tablet, I learned what Jelly Bean and Kit Kat are, that there's an app OTG USB Checker that checks if your Android device supports "on the go USB", certain Realtek USB wifi dongles may actually be supported, and I need an OTG cable for that but have to order the wifi dongle and OTG cable b/c small town don't have none. And also what rooting is and which rooting programs will root her Chinese Android tablet.

In the meantime, I bought myself a cheapie "O8H" A23 8GB tablet w/ Android 4.4 Kit Kat and Bluetooth for only $58. Added a class 10 Lexar micro SD 16GB card from Big Lots for $9.60 in their 20% off sale. I'll use this tablet to entertain myself on lunch hour. It's probably an Allwinner.

 

[iLander]

WARNING; VERY GROSS. DO NOT READ WHILE EATING/DRINKING

I learned my cat is still the Master Rat Assassin. This morning on the driveway I found a rat head, tail, one foot, and --a 15 inches away-- just the stomach. This surgical rat butchering that he does is creepy indeed. Once we found an intact rat with only the heart removed, another time just a flap of skin removed to reveal the worms underneath. He never leaves random bits around, it's always strange and surgical. Later a pair of ravens came and ate the rat bits.

Where's the barf emoticon?

 

[alexah]

I can not ask my husband to stop in the pet store for one thing... he comes home with a bag full of treats and a huge bill (I can get them for half price online)...
And, for some reason, he always chooses treats our pup doesn't like...!

 

[Matata]

I learned that plumbers earn $180/hr for weekend work.

 

[kenny]

File this one under, Bon Appétit.


Today I learned we all swallow a quart of snot every day.
Yum Yum!

Source: a National Geographic piece on sneezing ...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120814-why-do-we-sneeze-health-science-sinusitis/

"Cilia—which resemble a "constantly moving shag carpet" under the microscope—propel potentially harmful material out of our lungs and either up to our nostrils to be expelled or down to our gullets, where stomach acid zaps any harmful organisms or particulate matter, Lee said.

For cilia to work, they need mucus—and our nose delivers, producing about a liter (about four cups) a day, most of which we swallow."

 

[iLander]

I learned that if you brush your teeth with hydrocortisone, it makes your lips feel funny.

I also learned that my toothpaste and my hydro cream tubes look almost identical in the dark.

We're in the midst of a bathroom reno, and all our bathroom things are in a heap (toothpaste, creams, lotions, etc.), the only running water is in the kitchen, and I'm overtired. So, last night I picked up what I thought was toothpaste, and I realized it wasn't toothpaste about 2 seconds into it. Needless to say, I rinsed thoroughly.

Well, at least there's no chance of my teeth becoming itchy anytime soon.