Today I Learned (TIL)
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TIL LEGO buys back bricks with giftcards
legobricktakeback.com LEGO® Brick Take BackGot a LEGO® stash gathering dust? For a limited time, our LEGO Brick Take Back program turns your spare bricks into rewards. Trade in your pre-loved bricks and score a LEGO e-Gift Card in the process!
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TIL Guy Fieri fed 5,000 fire evacuees a day during the 2017 Santa Rosa wildfires.
www.today.com Guy Fieri feeds California wildfire evacuees, first respondersA wildfire evacuee himself, Guy Fieri is helping thousands of displaced residents in his hometown of Santa Rosa, California.
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TIL in 2006 LEGO partnered in a cross-promotion with Duracell Batteries, in which a small Bionicle was included in a pack of AA Batteries.
brickset.com Random set of the day: Duracell Bad GuyToday's random set is 7217 Duracell Bad Guy, released in 2006. It's one of 47 Bionicle sets produced that year. It contains 16 pieces .
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TIL Sex toys were invented 30,000 years ago which means they were invented long before the wheel.
www.thecut.com The 30,000-Year History of the Sex ToyTalking to the author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy.
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TIL that in 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, "The horse knows the way home" and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.
www.insideedition.com Man Accused of Drunkenly Riding His Horse on a Highway Says: 'The Horse Knows The Way Home'A Louisiana man was busted after he was drunkenly riding his horse home from a bar.
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TIL Woodpeckers tongues wrap around their skulls to prevent them from getting concussions.
abcbirds.org The Amazing Secrets of Woodpecker TonguesAlthough seldom seen by casual birdwatchers, woodpecker tongues hold some big surprises and are a large part of what makes these birds unique.
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TIL that A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F).
www.sciencefocus.com 5 times hotter than the Sun: Here’s why lightning is so powerfulLightning is one of the most spectacular displays that nature has to offer but you really don't want to be struck by it. Here's why.
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TIL about the artist Hubert Duprat, who creates art by providing caddisfly larvae with gold and precious stones, which they use to build tubes
www.astoriedstyle.com Insect Art: Hubert Duprat - A Storied StyleWhile researching information for a completely different blog post subject, I discovered the French artist, Hubert Duprat. I was immediately mesmerized. One of my internal...
> Caddisfly larvae live in streams and other fresh water sources, housing themselves in tubes they have created from items in their natural environment. Using sand, pieces of shell, etc., the caddisfly, a close relative of the butterfly, uses silk to connect and upholster their protective tubes. A naturalist at heart, Mr. Duprat experimented with the larvae, placing them in a home aqaurium with pieces of gold, gold rods, semi-precious, and precious stones. They immediately went to work, creating this:
> Duprat describes himself in the following video as an “architect” laying the plans and watching them take shape. In another article I read, he talked of puncturing the tubes at times, and placing new stones like opal, coral, diamonds, and rubies in the aquarium, so the larvae would “repair” the tube, and thus create something with more varied material.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e78hni1LoSo
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TIL that according to Utah public decency law, a man is considered nude if his genitals are "in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered."
law.justia.com 2021 Utah Code :: Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code :: Chapter 10 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals :: Part 12 - Pornographic and Harmful Materials and Performances :: Section 1227 - Indecent public displays -- Definitions.Justia Free Databases of US Laws, Codes & Statutes
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TIL that you can autofill custom fields in Bitwarden (and likely other password managers)
Sometimes a login page will have an additional field on top of the username and password (ex. last name, account number). This is often the case with things like banks, insurance, or government accounts.
I usually use Bitwarden to populate the username and password, then fill in the other field manually. Turns out, you can autofill those fields too:
- Right click in the field
- Select
Bitwarden>copy custom field name
Then enter that as the name for the custom field.
Up till now, I was using custom fields to store additional information about the webpage. This will make things easier :)
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TIL: that Laz Alondo lost 40 pounds for season 4 of The Boys".
www.menshealth.com How 'The Boys' Star Laz Alonso Lost 40 Pounds After Covid Weight GainThe actor knows what it's like to fall for Uber Eats
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TIL about fish with the nomenclature "Boops, Boops"
> Boops boops (/ˈboʊ.ɒps ˈboʊ.ɒps/; from Ancient Greek βόωψ, literally 'ox-eyed'), commonly called the bogue, is a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Spariformes Family: Sparidae Genus: Boops Species: B. boops -
TIL Pakistan has the highest number of glaciers in the world, outside of the polar regions.
earth.org Melting Glaciers in Pakistan: A Call to Action for the G20 Summit to Address the Situation | Earth.OrgSeveral measures could be implemented to address the issue of melting glaciers in Pakistan and mitigate the impact of climate change in the region.
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TIL that after coffee come to Britain in the 1600s a ‘women’s petition’ was written against the drink complaining it made men impotent
www.smithsonianmag.com This 17th-Century "Women's Petition Against Coffee" Probably Wasn't About Women, or CoffeeIt probably wasn't written by angry, sex-deprived wives–although stranger things have happened
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TIL through his numerous accolades, David Attenborough has more letters after his name than in it, including OM, GSMG, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS, FSA, FRSA, FZS, FRSGS and FRSB.
virginradio.co.uk David Attenborough officially has more letters after his name than in it | Virgin Radio UKWe all knew David Attenborough was a national treasure but nothing proves it more than the amount of letters he has after his name.
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TIL That the hair style Princess Leia wears in Star Wars, was inspired by women of the Mexican Revolution, most notably, guerrilla fighter Clara de la Rocha.
www.ripleys.com Princess Leia's Hair Was Inspired By Real Mexican Rebels | Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Aquariums, Attractions, MuseumsPrincess Leia's hair is as iconic to Star Wars as Luke Skywalker's lightsaber. Believe it or not, George Lucas got the inspiration from real rebels.
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TIL that in 2019 a Buffalo Wild Wings general manager died after being exposed to toxic fumes from cleaning agents
www.cnn.com A Buffalo Wild Wings general manager died after being exposed to toxic fumes from cleaning agents | CNNThe general manager of a Buffalo Wild Wings in the Boston area died after two cleaning agents combined to create toxic fumes in the restaurant’s kitchen, officials said.
