Today I learned...

[Fairy]

Today I learned Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force is apparently a trans woman. Although, idk if this is canon, or not, so don't quote me on that, I just saw "is frylock female" on google and clicked it and it lead me to the fandom page.

This is technically canon. In the movie Frylock admitted he was AFAB and had gotten surgery. In a later live-action episode he is played by T-Pain, reinforcing that Frylock is meant to be 100% male coded.

Today I learned that anti-rejection medication for organ transplants is made specifically for the individual patient. Which makes perfect sense when I think about it - no organ nor person is ever the same. But idk for some reason I just assumed there was like a "one size fits all" anti-rejection medication.

 

[Palamon]

Today I learned it's spelled McAfee not Macafee... I don't know how I never realized the consonant was before the vowel.

 

[VisionofMilotic]

Til the chia seed takes it's name from the word for "strength" among the ancient Mayans. Warriors of Maya civilization attributed their stamina to consuming seeds of the plant, and used them not only in food, but in rituals and medicine. They were observant, because chia seeds are full of calcium, fiber, anti-oxidants omega 3 fatty acids and other vitamins, all the good stuff associated with reduced risk of cancer, heart and bone diseases, and improving blood sugar levels. They left behind pyramids, art, math, writing astronomy and calendar systems, so leave it to the visionary Mayans to also identify a super food while they were at it :)

 

[Fairy]

Today I learned that not all my friends are true friends...

A hard lesson to learn but a valuable one. I hope things get better.

TIL that there was a soft-shelled turtle fossil found in North Dakota that dates back to the Cretaceous period! One of the earliest find in its genus. So cool! ଘ(੭ˊ꒳ˋ)੭✧

 

[Zeostar]

i didn't even know that i could filter or sort threads.

 

[Devalue]

Learned about the spotted skunk. Performs a handstand when threatened. Appears larger and more imposing. Link: Youtube video of said handstand.

 

[Fairy]

Today I learned that airplanes don't have free WiFi?? Wtf??

 

[Duck]

TIL that the L'Hôpital rule from calculus wasn't actually invented by L'Hôpital but rather by Johann Bernoulli.

I also learned that this same Bernoulli plagiarized his own son some years later.

 

[Roni]

Through reading, today I learned how habits are formed, either consciously or unconsciously. I shall use this information to form better habits that stick and shape me into a person I actually want to be~

 

[Duck]

Today I learned that despite class enrollment starting next monday, the department has no idea what classes they'll offer this term.

🙃

 

[Palamon]

Today I learned Breath of the Wild was released on the Wii U and Switch. I didn't know that Does it even play well on the Wii U?
I don't own the game, I have anime Breath of the Wild (Genshin Impact) but now I'm curious if it was any good on the Wii U.

 

[RadEmpoleon]

I was looking into DnD alignments ("chaotic good" and all those things) for one of my OCs. I vaguely knew what the terms meant, but now they make more sense.

 

[Fairy]

Okay so idk I'd this counts because I've always been interested in fish… but TIL that I could be a really, really baller Ichthyologist, specifically in the fields of illness, parasites, growth, and environmental care.

I took a university level test and ranked the highest possible score. :x

 

[Palamon]

Today I learned about the...infamous fan anime Neko Sugar Girls.

Thanks, Conner the Waffle, I hate it.

 

[Fairy]

Today I learned about the...infamous fan anime Neko Sugar Girls.

Thanks, Conner the Waffle, I hate it.

Today I learned about the...infamous fan anime Neko Sugar Girls.

Thanks, Palamon, I hate it.

 

[RadEmpoleon]

TIL how paper is made... there are actually so many varieties of paper, and so many different finishes and textures. Paper can be made from cotton seeds! Who knew?

 

[Palamon]

Today I learned about Nikocado Avocado.

I wish I hadn't. I already don't like food all that much. Learning people making a career out of mukbang is honestly terrifying to me.

 

[Orion☆]

Today I learned about Nikocado Avocado.

I wish I hadn't. I already don't like food all that much. Learning people making a career out of mukbang is honestly terrifying to me.

Ditto here. I'm still haunted by this knowledge myself.

Anyway, to lighten up things, I read about the history of linguistics as a discipline/science today. And I learned that even after 2500 years of a constant tug of war, the core debate over whether language should be seen as a set of rules (theory) or as a resource (practice) remains. It's hilarious.

 

[Devalue]

Learned about James Dobson. Wrote books on how to discipline children. Advocated corporal punishment. Spoilered part of the Wikipedia article below. Quoted a Huffpost article by Barbara Falconer Newhall for the other. Warns about abusive behavior in them.

Spoiler:

When asked "How long do you think a child should be allowed to cry after being punished? Is there a limit?" Dobson responded:

Yes, I believe there should be a limit. As long as the tears represent a genuine release of emotion, they should be permitted to fall. But crying quickly changes from inner sobbing to an expression of protest ... Real crying usually lasts two minutes or less but may continue for five. After that point, the child is merely complaining, and the change can be recognized in the tone and intensity of his voice. I would require him to stop the protest crying, usually by offering him a little more of whatever caused the original tears. In younger children, crying can easily be stopped by getting them interested in something else.

Spoiler:

The dog-man confrontation took place years ago as bedtime approached one evening in the Dobson household. Dobson wanted his dog -- a dachshund named Sigmund Freud -- to get into his overnight enclosure in the family room. Siggie didn't want to go; he growled and bared his teeth at his master.

Dobson went for his belt.

"I had seen this defiant mood before," Dobson, a licensed psychologist, wrote in The Strong-Willed Child, "and knew there was only one way to deal with it. The only way to make Siggie obey is to threaten him with destruction. Nothing else works. I turned and went to my closet and got a small belt to help me 'reason' with Mr. Freud."

When Dobson gave Mr. Freud a firm swat across the rear end, the dog tried to bite the belt. "I hit him again and he tried to bite me . . . That tiny dog and I had the most vicious fight ever staged between man and beast. I fought him up one wall and down the other, with both of us scratching and clawing and growling and swinging the belt."

Finally Siggie backed himself into a corner and snarled at the belt-wielding child psychologist. It was to be the little dog's last stand. "I eventually got him to bed," Dobson writes, "but only because I outweighed him 200 to 12!"

The next night when Dobson ordered the family pet into his nighttime enclosure, Mr. Freud went "in perfect submission."

Two-hundred-pound man with belt wins. Twelve-pound dog loses.

And that is as it should be, according to Dobson's lights. For just as a dog will challenge authority, so too will a small child -- "only more so." Whenever a child resists authority, some physical pain -- a swat or lash with a switch or a belt -- is in order.

Do not be like James Dobson.

 

[gimmepie]

James Dobson.

Christ I hate people like that. For a psychologist he sure has a piss poor understanding of how the human brain works. And he's cruel to animals too, just to add fuel to the fire. It is a miracle nobody has given him a severe taste of his own medicine yet.