Today I learned...

[RCKYT0P]

And speaking of iOS, the 13.4 update is out this week for those who may not have gotten the notification yet.

Everything new in iPadOS & iOS 13.4

Thanks. Downloading now. Never got a notification.

 

[bleedorange0037]

Every year that is exactly divisible by four is a leap year, except for years that are exactly divisible by 100, but these centurial years are leap years if they are exactly divisible by 400. For example, the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 are not leap years, but the years 1600 and 2000 are.

Didn’t learn this today, but it’s probably the coolest bit of obscure trivia I’ve learned recently. None of us are likely to be alive for any of the times we skip leap year, so probably a lot of people are unaware of this.

 

[BenGrimm]

Didn’t learn this today, but it’s probably the coolest bit of obscure trivia I’ve learned recently. None of us are likely to be alive for any of the times we skip leap year, so probably a lot of people are unaware of this.

Interesting. I dont recall skipping leap year in 2000.

Edit: NM... Reading comprehension failed me there.

 

[joevol33]

I recently learned, Monday, that you could change the radio in my wife's car from the steering wheel. This has drastically changed my life, and I accidentally discovered it

 

[golfballs]

I think I heard that the gin and tonic was created to tame the taste of tonic water. Brits added gin to make their malaria treatment more tolerable.

Correct. Always thought that was funny considering how many people dislike the taste of gin

 

[golfballs]

Today Paleontologists announced the discovery of the oldest bird. A prehistoric chicken. But I don’t know how long ago it lived because the article used some connotation other than ‘BC’ which I’ve never heard of before. I can only speculate as to why BC isn’t used

 

[JOEY'S ALL VOL !!!]

Today I learned that store brand ketchup pales in comparison to Heinz or Hunts. Just plain sucks. Never again !

 

[Ace]

Today I learned the Freak started a new thread called “Today I learned””

 

[kiddiedoc]

In the past 24, I've done Spanish lessons, started online blues guitar lessons, and learned how to landscape a pool with tropical-looking plants that will grow in the SE USA.

 

[RavinDave]

Yeah I ran across it reading something about coronavirus. There’s probably not enough quinine in store brands of tonic these days to do much, but it can’t hurt. May be my new drink of choice in the short term.

Try Fever Tree tonic water. It’s even better than Schweppes.

 

[RavinDave]

Today I learned I have a new catalyst customer in Korea.

 

[RavinDave]

Correct. Always thought that was funny considering how many people dislike the taste of gin

Vodka works well with tonic too.

 

[MAD]

Today I learned that my blender makes 3 different sounds and has 10 buttons that all do the exact same thing.

 

[Hurley Mooncalf]

You a network admin/engineer?

Guilty as charged.

 

[Wireless1]

Fresh squeezed apple juice doesn't taste like store bought apple juice.

 

[Tin Man]

Today, I learned that more than one manufacturer makes a pistol capable of utilizing .410 shells, and that some officers in Confederate forces carried a pistol of an over-under design, with one barrel firing shot and the other firing a bullets.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I learned this is a great background to have in home office while on video calls with UGA fans

 

[RCKYT0P]

Just let me know what you want it changed to.

Thanks @Freak

 

[VolNExile]

In the past 24, I've done Spanish lessons, started online blues guitar lessons, and learned how to landscape a pool with tropical-looking plants that will grow in the SE USA.

We started online Spanish lessons too! Which are you using? We're doing Rocket Spanish. And due to an accidental mis-click, I appear to be doing online German as well.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I recently learned, Monday, that you could change the radio in my wife's car from the steering wheel. This has drastically changed my life, and I accidentally discovered it

You finally change it off "AM1980, The Official Station of the Georgia Bulldogs"?

Hope you, her, and the family are doing well

 

[kiddiedoc]

We started online Spanish lessons too! Which are you using? We're doing Rocket Spanish. And due to an accidental mis-click, I appear to be doing online German as well.

Duolingo and Coffee Break Spanish podcast. Language Transfer is another fantastic option, kind of a different approach. All are free

 

[volinbham]

Correct. Always thought that was funny considering how many people dislike the taste of gin

The Brits have a long history with gin.

 

[joevol33]

You finally change it off "AM1980, The Official Station of the Georgia Bulldogs"?

Hope you, her, and the family are doing well

Thanks, and Georgia sucks!

 

[Tin Man]

The Brits have a long history with gin.

Centuries ago, the Brits took up concocting the herb-infused distillates of the Dutch. Being Brits, they twisted their translation of the Dutch name to "gin." Their early efforts were sweet, barely palatable, sometimes poisonous. The British governments flipped back and forth from taxing the makers of these spirits and trying to quash production all together. Sometime within the last 200 years or so, a new crop of distillers in London created "dry gin." It was not sweet. The clear spirit was infused with a variety of botanicals to enhance aroma and flavor. Ingredients and quality became reliable. It found an international market, and its popularity was enhanced by the rise of mixology. Gin as we know it was born.

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

Earlier this week, I started reading The Game, written in 1983 by legendary Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden. In addition to recollections of why those late 70s Canadiens teams were so good, I have now learned a few curse words in Quebec French.