One thing you have learnt today.
 

I've done a search and can't find a similar thread (perhaps there is one, but at least I tried.)

Anyway, this thread is a pretty simple preposition, since it's coming to the end of the day; at least in England - you lot have a while to get learning.

Throughout my time on the internet I've learnt a lot of things. Many of these are from links to wikipedia, which turn into long trawls through endless related links where you find out lots of stuff you would never need to know, but it still intrigues you.



For example.

I've often wondered how testicles don't get twisted up as they feel pretty free bouncing around in their scrotum.
I was bored and happened to be on wikipedia, so I cast my doubts relating the graphic nature of images pertinent to the scrotum aside, manned up, entered "scrotum", and clicked "go" on the wiki search.

This is what I found on my (brief) look at a diagram of a dissected human scrotum (legs firmly crossed).
Basically there is a dividing wall in the scrotum, which stops them interfering with each other when you get a bit enthusiastic in your pounding missions. Apparently they're called "scrotal halves" - innovative.

Whilst this is incredibly logical, for some reason I'd never thought of such a thing existing, but now I know.



Now, I know this will never come in useful, bar reducing my fear that one day I may need to travel to a doctor in agony with a case of twisted testicles, but still it's somewhat interesting to me. :thumbsup:


Lets see what you've got!


ps:
Do I use too many commas/write too complex sentences for internet usage? Seems as if I always have to edit my posts to make them less "commaful" :p

I learned the word lesbian comes from the island of Lesbos.

they can, its called "Testicular Torsion." But it usually takes some outside interference, such as a ballsy girlfriend (Ha!)

the only thing i learn from day to day is either new songs or chords on the guitar. today, i learned the song "Canon" by johann pachelbel, tabbed by Jerry C, all the way up to measure 85.

i feel confident

And now the worry is back ;)

I learned that poison oak and poison ivy have an oil in their leaves that soaks through the skin and surrounds the cells, causing an immune response and thus, a rash.

doesn't make having it any better tho :(

Actually, you'll want to go to the ER for that. If you want children and don't want to be neutered that is. Testicular torsion affects the blood supply and can happen without any "outside interference".

Today I learned about a particular syndrome that causes elevated liver enzymes. I learn something new every day at work.

I learned that 3 times more Law Enforcement Officer deaths are attributable to suicide than "line-of-duty" deaths.

There is a statistically significant inverse relationship between the number of pirates and average global temperature.

Actually I learned the above fact earlier this week, and as soon as I learn something cool later today I'll post that, too, if I think it's generally interesting.

seeqpod has a pitiful selection of Steely Dan songs.

that a wheel of aluminum, set spinning behind a wooden resonator, and struck on its side with a wrench, will produce complicated chords that deploy in a straight line across the wheel, and so become sound-spokes.

I learned that if you look at the pretty wildflowers in the field long enough
you will eventually see the dead baby bird with ants pouring out of its eyes.

Morning is always better with food, water, and plenty of hugs.

Thats almost romantic in its beauty GH

Today I learned that puppies have no problem with sitting and lying in their own puddles of urine.

Next time you're out in the wild and run a risk of picking it up, take a shower in cold water when you return home. If you wash with warm water, your pores are opened and your reaction will be worse, but if you shower with cold water and lots of soap, it's likely to wash off (assuming the reaction hasn't already started, usually within 4-6 hours of exposure).

It's a trick my dad taught my sister and I, after her first run-in with poison oak. Always works for me.

I learnt how far you can twist your ankle and still not have it break... but it sure swells up nicely!

I learned that April 30 was still to early to take off my studded snow tires.

$%^&ing scary ass ride down the mountain

I have learned that Eddie Izzard did a tv show where it showed him....full frontal nudity, I have now seen it and damn does that man have one of the best butts I've ever seen (it obviously shows full back nudity as well :p ) and he's totally hot from the front too. I now have some very nice screen shots to drool over

does that count?

I can't sleep without E., my significant other.

for me, i think nothing can last forever

I had a new client today, but one who had seen other therapists in our office. In the client notes, it said "Recommend use of Ocean room" (the other is the Mountain room). I learned that this is code for "obese client", as Ocean has a stronger table.

Jesse Ventura isn't as smart as I thought.

My daughter's boyfriend's father is every bit as scatterbrained as she says he is.

Driving down a gravel road will always result in a dirty car. Driving down said gravel road every day (because you live down it) will result in a chronically dirty car.

When does washing my car make sense, then?

Do what the Enterprise Rent-a-Car commercials do.
http://www.purchasing.cmich.edu/images/enterp1.jpg

Then my next "thing learned today" will be: Driving down any road, anywhere, with your car completely wrapped up so it doesn't get dirty results in running into a tree, mailbox, another car, pedestrians, or small animals.

That's what the covering is for.

Peter North aint got nothin' on me.

I would lay down next to any TFP woman any time. They rock!

Since the hard top is off the Jeep for the summer... keep that cab cover VERY close by.

I (literally) just learned that relating to people is harder than it sounds and I suck at it. Now that I'm aware of this fact, I will make an effort to improve.

If you ever try to remain friends with someone you broke up with when they still like you they will always want more, and think that they can get more. It just leads to agony. So just stay away, and keep away to avoid it all.

Women can make you do and say anything they want.

I learned that Nine Inch Nails' new album The Slip kicks much ass.

I learned that I now have enough hair to head bang in full early nineties grunge style.

I learned that extended head banging makes you dizzy.

These three lessons may have been related.

I learned that this is the traditional theory behind why we say Break-A-Leg in theatre.

I learned that in the Bee Gees song You Should Be Dancing what always sounded to me like:

whatcha doin' eminin eminah

actually says:

whatcha doin' on your back :orly:

A lot of people like Lois and Clark: the New Adventures of Superman.

Getting a new job is exciting

Never, ever trust your coworkers not involved in direct service provision to have the same care about your clients/patients/families or insight about them as you do.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in positions of authority.

fred, that is so, so true...

A Burmagomphus is a species of dragonfly.