Huh, I didn't know that

[BmillsSkier]

Since as Hugh once said that we're all above average snowflakes and have access to Google so that we always know the answer to any question, and are informed on any topic, I humbly submit the thread to admit that there are things out there that I was unaware of.

Like, did you know Bob Ross was in the Air Force and was a hard ass jerk?

Having held military positions that required him to be, in his own words, "mean" and "tough", "the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work", Ross decided that if he ever left the military, he would never scream again.[6]

I didn't know that.

[Timberridge]

This thread could be fun, so fer chrissakes please nobody mention "you know who" or certain words.

I too have searched the internet and have been left wanting for an explanation on a few things. The one currently bugging me the most:

"Why does some pudding need to be refrigerated and other pudding not need it?"

[KQ]

I did not know why some of my land parcels are long and narrow - seemed very odd to me but recently learned the reason for it. The area where I live was settled by the French who use the "Long Lot Settlement System"

The pattern of land division in French settlements probably followed the scheme known as le rang, often called the French long-lot settlement system. This pattern consisted of long narrow plots of land that usually radiated from a river, which formed the central transportation corridor and lifeblood of the settlement. Anthropologist James Hebert has described such communities as "composed of long, ribbon-like farmsteads aligned one next to the other, like piano keys along and extending from the river" (Hebert). This layout contrasts with the typical blockish Anglo-American settlement patterns of the township and range system. Ownership patterns in the Walla Walla Valley no longer conform to the long-lot approach, but field divisions as seen from the air retain an uncanny resemblance to the French mode.

[hutash]

Why is ilikejer such a troll? I still can't find an answer to that.

Al Gore's innnerwebs are not perfect.

[mall walker]

American cheese cannot legally be sold under the name (authentic) "cheese" in the US.

[AK47bp]

Every man started life as a woman.

http://m.livescience.com/32467-why-d...e-nipples.html

[bagtagley]

Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable.

[BmillsSkier]

Especially for dinner

[BmillsSkier]

That lifts in New Zealand spin the other direction.

I'm told.

[irul&ublo]

Every man started life as a woman.

http://m.livescience.com/32467-why-d...e-nipples.html

And some never quit being cunts

[rideit]

The ice trays on airplanes are never actually cleaned.

[babybear]

The ice trays on airplanes are never actually cleaned.

I wish I didn't know that haha

the bob ross thing is mind blowing
never, NEVER would have guessed that
guess painting was his outlet
how about picturing him getting pissed and just ripping a canvas in half

[BmillsSkier]

I wish I didn't know that haha

the bob ross thing is mind blowing
never, NEVER would have guessed that
guess painting was his outlet
how about picturing him getting pissed and just ripping a canvas in half

[frorider]

Yup I'd read that about Bob Ross sorta recently. Interesting.

In a similar vein, I'd always heard that Fred Rogers had been a hardass military guy but never checked it out. Apparently he wasn't but the meme continues.

[frorider]

for years I used to crack an egg on a edged object eg bowl or cup when cooking, but a couple of yrs ago I read & learned that, counter intuitively, you should break the shell on a flat surface.

As a kid I learned to rinse out toothpaste from my mouth. I was over 30 when a dentist explained to me I shouldn't do that...the fluoride needs to hang out to do any good.

[irul&ublo]

Curly Howard was an accomplished ballroom dancer

[MakersTeleMark]

Steve Buscemi is an underrated firefighter.

[KQ]

Curly Howard was an accomplished ballroom dancer

[BmillsSkier]

Good luck getting 4/5 dentists here to agree on anything.

[Gray Lab]

Two things I learned from my first grader this year that still twist my head a bit: 1) Turritopsis dohrnii, the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the waters of Japan. Yes, immortal. 2) As a percentage of total mammal species on earth, bats account for about 25%.

[Powder Ho]

Sinbad used to be an Air Force boom operator on KC-135's.
The old heads said he's a better comic.

[hutash]

As a kid I learned to rinse out toothpaste from my mouth. I was over 30 when a dentist explained to me I shouldn't do that...the fluoride needs to hang out to do any good.

"Fluoridation Mandrake, is a communist plot to pollute our precious bodily fluids."

I'm surprised you bought into their little ploy.

[frorider]

Yup right after my MMR shot.

[St. Jerry]

Pirates didn't wear eye patches because they couldn't see in one eye.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/52493...ar-eye-patches

[frorider]

http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=67145

8. Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue" was penned by beloved children's author Shel Silverstein