TIL: Today I Learned

[Dei]

My son sleeps in his underwear, but he is also 11.

 

[Chad Sexington]

I am not a nudist, but I sleep in the nude. It's comfortable. Liberating!

 

[Ravenpoe]

Sleeping naked is the best.

I don't have silk sheets to -not- enjoy them.

 

[Cheesy1]

I couldn't sleep nude. I'm the guy that worries that if my house were to burst into flames, I'd escape only to be stuck outside naked with the whole neighborhood watching.

 

[Frank]

The only time I sleep naked is when it's with someone. By myself I am 100 percent an underwear and t-shirt man.

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[evilmike]

I couldn't sleep nude. I'm the guy that worries that if my house were to burst into flames, I'd escape only to be stuck outside naked with the whole neighborhood watching.

 

[Ravenpoe]

Catasetum saccatum, an orchid, not only develops distinctly different male and female flowers based on their environment, but the male flower forcibly attaches pollen to visiting bees:



Because the male flower is so different from the female flower, the bees who learn to avoid the male flower due to the attack, may visit female flowers. It is thought that this reduces male competition, since the bees won't visit other male flowers later.

http://www.orchidspecies.com/catasetumsacatum.htm

We need to teach our flowers not to rape.

Spoiler

C'mon, I had to make that joke...

 

[GasBandit]

Let's not even get started on the bedbugs.. And those duck assholes.

 

[PatrThom]

Let's not even get started on the bedbugs.. And those duck assholes.

Those of us who spend too much time on the Internet…represent!

--Patrick

 

[WasabiPoptart]

Let's not even get started on the bedbugs.. And those duck assholes.

Or dolphins! Sheesh.

 

[Bubble181]

Or dolphins! Sheesh.

...They have sex for fun, and their females have conscious muscle control over the inside of their vaginas so they can "help" male dolphins because moving back and forth is hard under water. Something our women could learn a bit from. Other than that, what am I supposed to know about dolphins and sex/rape?

 

[bhamv3]

...They have sex for fun, and their females have conscious muscle control over the inside of their vaginas so they can "help" male dolphins because moving back and forth is hard under water. Something our women could learn a bit from. Other than that, what am I supposed to know about dolphins and sex/rape?

Well, I heard they sometimes do a thing with each other's blowholes... not sure if it's true...

 

[GasBandit]

Turns out the whole dolphin thing may be an urban myth.

 

[fade]

TIL that the automaton in the book and movie Hugo was based on a real one that operated much the same. Actually the real one could produce 7 different drawings. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maillardet's_automaton

 

[grub]

TIL that the most of a bowling lane is oiled to protect the wood, but the last part is not to improve traction and make the ball spin grab the lane.

 

[PatrThom]

TIL that the most of a bowling lane is oiled to protect the wood, but the last part is not to improve traction and make the ball spin grab the lane.

If you've ever tried to run out there on the lane, you may have discovered this.
I did when I tried to help a ball along that had gotten stuck in the return. Fell flat on my behind.

--Patrick

 

[Emrys]

I am not a nudist, but I sleep in the nude. It's comfortable. Liberating!

Sleeping naked is the best. I don't have silk sheets to -not- enjoy them.

I couldn't sleep nude. I'm the guy that worries that if my house were to burst into flames, I'd escape only to be stuck outside naked with the whole neighborhood watching.

TIL more about my fellow Halforumites than I ever needed to know.

 

[PatrThom]

TIL more about my fellow Halforumites than I ever needed to know.

I like to NOT sleep in the nude. Too much liberty goes straight to your head.

--Patrick

 

[LittleSin]

TIL:

'I'll think about it' apparently means 'Yes'.

 

[Celt Z]

Isn't that every kid's dream?

 

[LittleSin]

Isn't that every kid's dream?

Apparently it's every adults wildest wish as well!

 

[Gilgamesh]

Especially when it's that subject.

 

[GasBandit]

TIL:

'I'll think about it' apparently means 'Yes'.

It doesn't mean no, and that's what matters.

 

[LittleSin]

It doesn't mean no, and that's what matters.

It does where 5000 bucks is concerned!

It means "I'm too polite/socially awkward to give an answer about this." Not "TAKE MY MONEY."

 

[blotsfan]

"I'll think about it" is pretty clearly "no" to me. I get that kids don't understand, but adults should know better.

 

[bhamv3]

"That's an interesting idea, and we'll explore it later, but right now I want to focus on..."

 

[WasabiPoptart]

TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

 

[GasBandit]

TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

 

[PatrThom]

TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

You probably don't want to read this article, then.

--Patrick

 

[Bowielee]

TIL I may swear off meat again because of this article . I'm really concentrating on not vomiting.

They're only using the bacteria, not actual poop.

 

[WasabiPoptart]

They're only using the bacteria, not actual poop.

But my brain focuses on the term "poop sausage" and the fact that the poop bacteria came from diapers. Like the ones I used to change. *urp*

 

[Bowielee]

By that logic, we all drink piss water

 

[WasabiPoptart]

STAHP!

 

[PatrThom]

By that logic, we all drink piss water

STAHP!

You know what they put on crops while they're still in the field, right?

--Patrick

 

[WasabiPoptart]

You know what they put on crops while they're still in the field, right?

--Patrick

Yes. I grew up around farms and most of my family had large gardens in their backyards. "Poop sausage" derived from human feces is a totally different concept in my head than putting manure in the soil to make the tomatoes and lettuce grow.