You learn something new everyday

[KLo30]

A fun thread to share something you've just learned. Be it a mind blowing fact, observation or skill or something that was clearly obvious but never clicked until now.

 

[KLo30]

I never took in the fact that Keanu Reeves played the goalie in YOUNGBLOOD starring Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze.

Keanu actually played goalie in high school. At De La Salle College, he was a successful ice hockey goalkeeper. Reeves had aspirations to become a professional ice hockey player for the Canadian Olympic team but decided to become an actor when he was 15

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1509811967309099010

 

[Rowsus]

We always think, that as far as the solar system is concerned, the Moon is fairly close to the Earth.
We also think some of these other planets are massive (Jupiter's radius 11 times that of Earth's, Saturn's 9.5 times etc)
If you stacked up all the planets in the solar system, they'd fit pretty much exactly between the Moon and the Earth!!!

 

[Ricky Bobby]

We always think, that as far as the solar system is concerned, the Moon fairly close to the Earth.
We also think some of these other planets are massive (Jupiter's radius 11 times that of Earth's, Saturn's 9.5 times etc)
If you stacked up all the planets in the solar system, they'd fit pretty much exactly between the Moon and the Earth!!!

The moon is also exactly the right size and distance from earth such that it exactly blocks the sun during an eclipse. Furthermore, the moon rotates on its axis at precisely the correct speed to ensure that the same side of the moon always faces the earth as it orbits our planet.

 

[Rowsus]

A day on Venus is 243 Earth days long, but a year is only 225 days long. Therefore, on Venus, days are longer than years!

 

[Gruffles]

This thread is going to blow my puny mind!

 

[Zagbag]

Sharks have existed on earth for longer than trees have.

(Sharks have lived for around 450 million years, whereas the earliest trees were around 350 million years ago.)

 

[Bermi]

The word with the most meanings in English is '(see below)', with 430 senses listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1989. The word commands the longest entry in the dictionary at 60,000 words.

Spoiler: Answer

set

 

[PC]

Seriously though, my kids love the fact that some turtles breath through their bums. I think it is that they get to say 'bum' to me without any issues which is the attraction for them.

 

[Couch Coach]

Nature:
There are certain types of frogs that can be frozen completely solid and then revive themselves as they produce a natural antifreeze.

 

[THCLT]

Just came back from a lunch to farewell one of our engineer.

Whilst making conversation at table, I learnt that one of our maintenance guy is a relative of Harry Perryman. Apparently the Perryman's are quite at depth at footy and there's a few waiting in the wings!

It has only taken me over 11 years to finally become aware of this...Talk about learning something new every day!

 

[freowho]

Nature:
There are certain types of frogs that can be frozen completely solid and then revive themselves as they produce a natural antifreeze.

I'm counting on Butters being one such frog.

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1512360085720342529

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1512067671239507972

Submission victory using the figure eight leg lock.

 

[Peter56]

The moon is also exactly the right size and distance from earth such that it exactly blocks the sun during an eclipse. Furthermore, the moon rotates on its axis at precisely the correct speed to ensure that the same side of the moon always faces the earth as it orbits our planet.

I watched Moonfall I know the secret 😜

 

[Ricky Bobby]

I watched Moonfall I know the secret 😜

Does it “ring like a bell”? 😎

 

[Rowsus]

In these pictures, Tom Cruise is 54 years old, and Wilf Brimley, who you might remember from Cocoon is 50 years old!

 

[Connoisseur]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1508569823650873345

 

[Courtesans]

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In these pictures, Tom Cruise is 54 years old, and Wilf Brimley, who you might remember from Cocoon is 50 years old!

Not putting one up of me at 62.