Today I Learned

[InspectorCaracal]

... I couldn't believe this was actually true so I started typing it into a calculator at which point I realized it was obvious because it's a*b/100 so it doesn't matter which order a and b are because multiplication is commutative omg i can't believe i didn't realize this sooner

[InspectorCaracal]

there is No Way this name wasn't done deliberately on multiple levels lmfao

The most common phages in the human intestine, found worldwide, are crAssphage.

I also just learned that if you put a URL in your quote attribution here it does in fact create a link to the URL so that's super nice

[skysailor]

omg https://ankewehner.tumblr.com/post/673285373042032640 the costume design for Witcher and how it makes two similarly-built actors look like they have very different builds

[skysailor]

omg https://www.exceldemy.com/shift-cells-down-in-excel/ (Alt-Enter to insert blank row(s) above the row(s) you've selected)

[skysailor]

Amazing ant alert! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/p ... ree-damage

[Kieran]

Oh! It was a couple months ago, not today, but did you know the Inspector Gadget theme is basically a remix of Hall of the Mountain King? It's kind of hilarious.

[skysailor]

Oh! It was a couple months ago, not today, but did you know the Inspector Gadget theme is basically a remix of Hall of the Mountain King? It's kind of hilarious.

OMG IT IS

[InspectorCaracal]

TIL that an alligator pear is just another name for an avocado

[thiskurt]

Apparently the British town of Bath is named after baths and not the other way around? I always thought the term 'bath' came from the town, but I don't think I was ever thought this, I just assumed. Like Spa. I guess not. Bear in mind, I did not check this fact even now.

[Anke]

No, you're right, Bath is named after baths, because it has hot springs. https://www.etymonline.com/word/bath