TIL: post things you learned today.

[AprilRains]

The twenty-fifth law of the Code of Hammurabi reads, in a reasonably recent translation: "If fire break out in a house, and some one who comes to put it out cast his eye upon the property of the owner of the house, and take the property of the master of the house, he shall be thrown into that self-same fire."

 

[HazamA]

Santa is a fat ninja!

 

[LazarusOwenhart]

That 48 hours after even a mild sunburn you can experience a condition called "Hell's Itch" which can make you wish you were dead.

 

[tumblrkek]

You need to "activate" dry yeast by dissolving it in water before adding it to whatever you're preparing.

 

[Y2K Baby]

@skiddlez is a porn star.

don't fuck with tiny carlos

Happy burfday.

 

[skiddlez]

@skiddlez is a porn star.

fake news

 

[Francis E. Dec Esc.]

Today I learned how to disable the energy saving features of a 'smart' hotel thermostat and rig it to blow cold air 24/7.

 

[LagoonaBlue]

TIL airports have toilets specifically for drug smugglers to pass the swallowed packages into.

Honestly thought they just crapped onto a towel on the floor.

 

[Lysol]

Today I learned that a butter knife can in fact still cut you if you're not careful. Specifically on that area between the thumb and index finger when cutting a stubborn baguette lengthwise.

 

[HIVidaBoheme]

TIL how to make a watermelon steak

 

[AprilRains]

I grew up on a ranch which was tended by my father, his brother, and their respective families. We were fairly clannish and mostly didn't interact with the community. As I went to public school, I became aware of terms we used that my classmates didn't: "stirk" for a yearling, "coody" for a donkey, "Seesta here!" meant "Look here!", "fit" was a past tense of "fight", and so on.

I grew curious about this later in life, and discovered after some effort (pre-Internet) that these usages were common in northern England, and specifically in the county of Cumberland. I had been inclined to dismiss rumors that we had been border Scots, but apparently that is what we were.

 

[Black Waltz]

fetus me really liked this album

 

[From The Uncanny Valley]

Tonsilectiomies take forever to heal

 

[kinglordsupreme19]

Not so much something I learned, but an articulation of something I kinda knew already.

(from /lit/)

 

[Count groudon]

Always used to wonder why bulls and cows always had ringsthrough their noses in old cartoons. Always thought it was like a status thing, but turns out old cattlemen used to tie ropes around the rings to make them easier to lead. Kind of a cruel practice in hindsight, but some still use non-piercing rings to help wean calfs from their mothers and to prevent cows from try to nurse other calfs.

 

[AprilRains]

but some still use non-piercing rings to help I HAVE AUTISM PLEASE LAUGH AT ME calfs from their mothers

using correct agricultural terminology + overly broad word filter = jolly day

 

[Lurkette]

Arbys intellectual property is held by Arbys IP Holder, LLC

Arbys intellectual property is held by Arbys IP Holder, LLC

Arbys intellectual property is held by Arbys IP Holder, LLC

 

[AprilRains]

Arbys intellectual property is held by Arbys IP Holder, LLC

Arbys intellectual property is held by Arbys IP Holder, LLC

Arbys intellectual property is held by Arbys IP Holder, LLC

What I tell you three times is true!

 

[8777BB5]

Glass shower doors exploding isn't just limited to winter

 

[HIVidaBoheme]

TIL iguanas have a third eye