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Post by Vene on Dec 16, 2011 23:14:00 GMT -5
Today I learned platypuses don't have stomachs, their esophagus connects directly to their intestine. What did you learn today?
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Post by Art Vandelay on Dec 16, 2011 23:15:06 GMT -5
You also learned that the correct pluralisation of platypus is platypodae (at least after reading this post).
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Post by Vene on Dec 16, 2011 23:29:19 GMT -5
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Post by priestling on Dec 16, 2011 23:33:48 GMT -5
I always thought it was 'Platypi'
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Post by Vene on Dec 16, 2011 23:37:19 GMT -5
Merriam-Webster says that is also acceptable, but I don't like the ascetics of it.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 16, 2011 23:39:01 GMT -5
Merriam-Webster says that is also acceptable, but I don't like the ascetics of it. MW practices self-denial? Today I learned I can't find the original tartan in my signature so I settled with finding the MacFarlane hunting tartan because I apparently forgot to give the original maker of the sig the proper tartan.
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Post by lexikon on Dec 17, 2011 23:27:06 GMT -5
I learned that Snorri Sturluson wrote poems about Norse Mythology.
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Post by John E on Dec 17, 2011 23:33:44 GMT -5
I learned that ramen from a restaurant in Little Tokyo is much better than Cup 'O Noodles.
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Post by Vene on Dec 17, 2011 23:51:58 GMT -5
Merriam-Webster says that is also acceptable, but I don't like the ascetics of it. MW practices self-denial? Fucking hell. Today I learned this exists.
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Post by lexikon on Dec 18, 2011 0:17:38 GMT -5
Of course, they said the Faithful Republican part to make it funnier.
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Post by nightangel1282 on Dec 18, 2011 1:26:18 GMT -5
Today I learned from my parents that even if you tether a Christmas Tree to a hook on the wall to keep it stable and upright, a cat will STILL find a way to knock it down.
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Post by The_L on Dec 18, 2011 8:16:06 GMT -5
Today I learned that while "organic" does in fact mean something was organically grown, "Fair Trade Certified" does not mean what it ought to mean.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 18, 2011 8:21:13 GMT -5
Today I learned I can't wake up without a headache plaguing me. I also learned that people liked to bury children with bronze roosters.
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Post by shykid on Dec 18, 2011 9:53:47 GMT -5
Today I learnt that dogs will drink coffee.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Dec 18, 2011 10:24:35 GMT -5
Today I learned that people can have natural purple eyes.
When someone is born with Alexandria’s Genesis, their eyes are blue or gray at birth. After six months, the eyes begin to change from their original color to purple, and this process lasts six months. During puberty, the color deepens to dark purple, a deep purple, a royal purple, or a violet-blue color and remains that way. It does not affect the person’s eyesight. Those who have this mutation will never grow any facial, body, pubic, or anal hair (not including hair on their head, on their ears, noses, eyebrows and eyelashes). Women also do not menstruate, but are fertile
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