Stuff I learned today

[SlammedZero]

At one time, 1 out of every $23 spent in the US is spent in a convenience store like Wawa or 7 Eleven. That's 4.3% of all consumer spending!

I absolutely believe this. I drop insane amounts of money at convenience stores. They're just so......................convenient.

 

[Roadtrip635]

I think most people know that the Romans had many Gods, probably didn't realize just how many, there was a God for just about everything. There was Caradea, the Goddess of Door Hinges, Commoleda the Goddess that Protected Trees from Lightning and of course Sterculius, the God of Poop. Sterculius was also the God that bestowed the knowledge of manure to mankind.

 

[jazzcat22]

I learned today not to read the thread ...

J/K

I try to learn something new every day. Sometimes I wish I did not as it is useless. Other times it is interesting.
I knew a guy, have not seen him for over 10 years. He would have some topic every day and talked like he was an expert.
I asked him one time, what do you do, sit and look on the internet for a topic then come in and bore us with it.

Today so far, I have not learned anything new, but it is early.

 

[SlammedZero]

Today I discovered that the Windows 10 desktop background isn't computer-generated. It's actually a photograph of lasers being projected through a real window. I always assumed it was simply a Photoshop creation.

 

[Creeper]

An adult female deer just plopped out a fawn in my backyard while I was looking out the window. Gross, but a learning experience none-the-less.

 

[Runwildboys]

An adult female deer just plopped out a fawn in my backyard while I was looking out the window. Gross, but a learning experience none-the-less.

Now you know where babies come from!!!

 

[Roadtrip635]

I learned that Texas, by far, is the state with the most bridges with over 55,000, doubling the next nearest state, Ohio with right at 27,000 bridges.

 

[Montanalo]

I occasionally post comments about bear "encounters". Today, I learned that the Rocky Mountain corridor where we live in NW Montana is one of the most heavily populated grizzly habitats in the world with somewhere between 1,500 to 1,800 bears (second only to Alaska).

Despite this, most people in our area will never encounter a grizzly.

And, to think that by the 1930's, they were almost hunted to extinction in this area.

 

[Runwildboys]

I occasionally post comments about bear "encounters". Today, I learned that the Rocky Mountain corridor where we live in NW Montana is one of the most heavily populated grizzly habitats in the world with somewhere between 1,500 to 1,800 bears (second only to Alaska).

Despite this, most people in our area will never encounter a grizzly.

And, to think that by the 1930's, they were almost hunted to extinction in this area.

Wow, I didn't realize grizzlies were so rare. The town I grew up in, in NJ, probably had that many black bears at one time.

 

[triplets_93]

 

[Creeper]

I just learned how much it costs to replace a water heater! Too much. And I learned they now require expansion tanks, a building permit and an inspection from the town! Pretty soon you will need a permit to mow your lawn.

 

[triplets_93]

I just learned how much it costs to replace a water heater! Too much. And I learned they now require expansion tanks, a building permit and an inspection from the town! Pretty soon you will need a permit to mow your lawn.

My Hot Water replacement required a catch pan, with an auto-shutoff system.

 

[Praxit]

...I learned to today. Alaska is another home for Bigfoot. ..

 

[SlammedZero]

Today I learned that they have drone window washers. Was cruising through downtown this morning and spotted it. I had to pull over and check it out/take a picture. It has a large hose on a reel that allows the drone to go up/down and have continuous water. Pretty cool. It looked like a big drone.

 

[Hardline]

I learned today listening to a podcast that 80% of all porn in the 80s was filmed in the San Franando Valley California.

 

[Creeper]

I learned that if you get a kidney stone, you are likely to get another one within 10 years.

 

[Runwildboys]

I learned that if you get a kidney stone, you are likely to get another one within 10 years.

I hope that means that, if your kidney stone was 18 years ago, you won't ever get another one!

 

[Montanalo]

I learned today that if your wife is in the car with you, you don't need the navigation system; she already knows the best way to get your destination

Man, I hope she doesn't have an account on this site.

 

[Runwildboys]

I learned today that if your wife is in the car with you, you don't need the navigation system; she already knows the best way to get your destination

Man, I hope she doesn't have an account on this site.

No need to declare sarcasm. On this subject, it's a given.

 

[Creeper]

I hope that means that, if your kidney stone was 18 years ago, you won't ever get another one!

I don't know that that is true, but I know I had one 3 years ago, and now I have another. Wierd thing is I am in no pain even though it is stuck halfway between my kidney and bladder. Not the usual savagery you get with a stone.