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Today I Learned (TIL)

Started by wjfox , Sep 27 2019 10:53 AM
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Posted 17 November 2020 - 06:49 PM

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No matter how many times I try, I can't remember it so I can spell it.


What are you without the sum of your parts?

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Posted 30 December 2020 - 05:49 PM

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TIL: Water is most dense at a temperature of 4°C.


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Posted 30 December 2020 - 06:35 PM

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TIL: Water is most dense at a temperature of 4°C.

 

Makes sense considering water expands as its temperature increases and stops compressing at a cold enough temperature.


What are you without the sum of your parts?

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Posted 15 January 2021 - 01:37 PM

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I learned Megalodon sharks grew 2 metres long in the uterus by eating eggs

 

 

https://www.newscien...obox=1610683572

 

 

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What are you without the sum of your parts?

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Posted 18 January 2021 - 07:55 PM

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TIL what the Internet term "sealioning" means:

 

https://twitter.com/...244270682959872

 

 

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Posted 18 January 2021 - 09:37 PM

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^ Oh! That's a hoot!
The growth of computation is doubly exponential growth.

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Posted 11 March 2021 - 07:14 AM

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TIL just how consistent dark matter theory is


And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.

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Posted 02 April 2021 - 04:11 PM

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Interesting.

 

Not another moon of Earth, but a 5 km asteroid that orbits in resonance with Earth.

 

https://en.wikipedia...i/3753_Cruithne

 

Some far future dates in that article which could be added to our timeline.

 

 

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Posted 04 April 2021 - 03:35 AM

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And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future.

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