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  1. Today I learnt what's the difference between sparkling water and soda.

    Recently I was invited to a dinner by a friend. And my partner and I were asked to bring sparkling water. After we bought it, the friend corrected herself and asked for soda (she didn't know we already got it).

    Neither of us knew what was the difference. We joked soda comes from Soda region and otherwise it's just sparkling water. Anyway, we got soda for the dinner party and ended up taking the bottle of sparkling water home. I don't like sparkling water (it tastes weird), so my partner ended up drinking it.

    Today I learnt sparkling water is naturally fizzy while soda is artificially carbonated. That makes me wonder what's the point of soda in the first place, but I digress.

    The more you know!

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  2. Today I learnt what's the difference between sparkling water and soda.

    Recently I was invited to a dinner by a friend. And my partner and I were asked to bring sparkling water. After we bought it, the friend corrected herself and asked for soda (she didn't know we already got it).

    Neither of us knew what was the difference. We joked soda comes from Soda region and otherwise it's just sparkling water. Anyway, we got soda for the dinner party and ended up taking the bottle of sparkling water home. I don't like sparkling water (it tastes weird), so my partner ended up drinking it.

    Today I learnt sparkling water is naturally fizzy while soda is artificially carbonated. That makes me wonder what's the point of soda in the first place, but I digress.

    The more you know!

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  3. Today I learnt what's the difference between sparkling water and soda.

    Recently I was invited to a dinner by a friend. And my partner and I were asked to bring sparkling water. After we bought it, the friend corrected herself and asked for soda (she didn't know we already got it).

    Neither of us knew what was the difference. We joked soda comes from Soda region and otherwise it's just sparkling water. Anyway, we got soda for the dinner party and ended up taking the bottle of sparkling water home. I don't like sparkling water (it tastes weird), so my partner ended up drinking it.

    Today I learnt sparkling water is naturally fizzy while soda is artificially carbonated. That makes me wonder what's the point of soda in the first place, but I digress.

    The more you know!

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  4. Today I learnt what's the difference between sparkling water and soda.

    Recently I was invited to a dinner by a friend. And my partner and I were asked to bring sparkling water. After we bought it, the friend corrected herself and asked for soda (she didn't know we already got it).

    Neither of us knew what was the difference. We joked soda comes from Soda region and otherwise it's just sparkling water. Anyway, we got soda for the dinner party and ended up taking the bottle of sparkling water home. I don't like sparkling water (it tastes weird), so my partner ended up drinking it.

    Today I learnt sparkling water is naturally fizzy while soda is artificially carbonated. That makes me wonder what's the point of soda in the first place, but I digress.

    The more you know!

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  5. Today I learnt what's the difference between sparkling water and soda.

    Recently I was invited to a dinner by a friend. And my partner and I were asked to bring sparkling water. After we bought it, the friend corrected herself and asked for soda (she didn't know we already got it).

    Neither of us knew what was the difference. We joked soda comes from Soda region and otherwise it's just sparkling water. Anyway, we got soda for the dinner party and ended up taking the bottle of sparkling water home. I don't like sparkling water (it tastes weird), so my partner ended up drinking it.

    Today I learnt sparkling water is naturally fizzy while soda is artificially carbonated. That makes me wonder what's the point of soda in the first place, but I digress.

    The more you know!

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  6. Today I learnt that the human eye has a horrible chromatic dispersion (i.e. blue and red light focus at very different places), equivalent to approximately 2 dioptres.
    It is amazing we can see anything at all!
    (The lesson here is that vision is a LOT more complex than we usually think.)
    #TodayILearnt #Eyes #Optics

  7. Today I learnt that the human eye has a horrible chromatic dispersion (i.e. blue and red light focus at very different places), equivalent to approximately 2 dioptres.
    It is amazing we can see anything at all!
    (The lesson here is that vision is a LOT more complex than we usually think.)
    #TodayILearnt #Eyes #Optics

  8. Today I learnt that the human eye has a horrible chromatic dispersion (i.e. blue and red light focus at very different places), equivalent to approximately 2 dioptres.
    It is amazing we can see anything at all!
    (The lesson here is that vision is a LOT more complex than we usually think.)
    #TodayILearnt #Eyes #Optics

  9. Today I learnt that the human eye has a horrible chromatic dispersion (i.e. blue and red light focus at very different places), equivalent to approximately 2 dioptres.
    It is amazing we can see anything at all!
    (The lesson here is that vision is a LOT more complex than we usually think.)
    #TodayILearnt #Eyes #Optics

  10. Today I learnt that the human eye has a horrible chromatic dispersion (i.e. blue and red light focus at very different places), equivalent to approximately 2 dioptres.
    It is amazing we can see anything at all!
    (The lesson here is that vision is a LOT more complex than we usually think.)
    #TodayILearnt #Eyes #Optics

  11. Today I learnt, that a guy called
    Kansan, has for the past nine years, been going through the decades and ranking films by the amount of gravy consumed, cooked or used in in the production of that film.

    Spoiler: Breaker Morant has the record for the most gravy used in production. The "Pour straight, ya bastards" scene. Lawrence of Arabia kept on laughing, causing the scene to continually be reset. A record 374.4 litres of gravy ended up being used.

    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    He also has a gravy music list. Where he ranks musical instruments by how much gravy they can hold, while still being able to play a recognisable song. Currently the tuba is winning.

    His story about trying to rate the gravy capacity of a electric guitar and amp is hilarious.
    Every one knows gravy and electricity don't mix.
    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    “If you want the gravy, you’ve got to get the biscuits.” _
    --Kansan

    #Gravy #film #music
    #TodayILearnt #TIL

  12. Today I learnt, that a guy called
    Kansan, has for the past nine years, been going through the decades and ranking films by the amount of gravy consumed, cooked or used in in the production of that film.

    Spoiler: Breaker Morant has the record for the most gravy used in production. The "Pour straight, ya bastards" scene. Lawrence of Arabia kept on laughing, causing the scene to continually be reset. A record 374.4 litres of gravy ended up being used.

    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    He also has a gravy music list. Where he ranks musical instruments by how much gravy they can hold, while still being able to play a recognisable song. Currently the tuba is winning.

    His story about trying to rate the gravy capacity of a electric guitar and amp is hilarious.
    Every one knows gravy and electricity don't mix.
    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    “If you want the gravy, you’ve got to get the biscuits.” _
    --Kansan

    #Gravy #film #music
    #TodayILearnt #TIL

  13. Today I learnt, that a guy called
    Kansan, has for the past nine years, been going through the decades and ranking films by the amount of gravy consumed, cooked or used in in the production of that film.

    Spoiler: Breaker Morant has the record for the most gravy used in production. The "Pour straight, ya bastards" scene. Lawrence of Arabia kept on laughing, causing the scene to continually be reset. A record 374.4 litres of gravy ended up being used.

    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    He also has a gravy music list. Where he ranks musical instruments by how much gravy they can hold, while still being able to play a recognisable song. Currently the tuba is winning.

    His story about trying to rate the gravy capacity of a electric guitar and amp is hilarious.
    Every one knows gravy and electricity don't mix.
    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    “If you want the gravy, you’ve got to get the biscuits.” _
    --Kansan

    #Gravy #film #music
    #TodayILearnt #TIL

  14. Today I learnt, that a guy called
    Kansan, has for the past nine years, been going through the decades and ranking films by the amount of gravy consumed, cooked or used in in the production of that film.

    Spoiler: Breaker Morant has the record for the most gravy used in production. The "Pour straight, ya bastards" scene. Lawrence of Arabia kept on laughing, causing the scene to continually be reset. A record 374.4 litres of gravy ended up being used.

    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    He also has a gravy music list. Where he ranks musical instruments by how much gravy they can hold, while still being able to play a recognisable song. Currently the tuba is winning.

    His story about trying to rate the gravy capacity of a electric guitar and amp is hilarious.
    Every one knows gravy and electricity don't mix.
    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    “If you want the gravy, you’ve got to get the biscuits.” _
    --Kansan

    #Gravy #film #music
    #TodayILearnt #TIL

  15. Today I learnt, that a guy called
    Kansan, has for the past nine years, been going through the decades and ranking films by the amount of gravy consumed, cooked or used in in the production of that film.

    Spoiler: Breaker Morant has the record for the most gravy used in production. The "Pour straight, ya bastards" scene. Lawrence of Arabia kept on laughing, causing the scene to continually be reset. A record 374.4 litres of gravy ended up being used.

    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    He also has a gravy music list. Where he ranks musical instruments by how much gravy they can hold, while still being able to play a recognisable song. Currently the tuba is winning.

    His story about trying to rate the gravy capacity of a electric guitar and amp is hilarious.
    Every one knows gravy and electricity don't mix.
    ifyouwantthegravy.wordpress.co

    “If you want the gravy, you’ve got to get the biscuits.” _
    --Kansan

    #Gravy #film #music
    #TodayILearnt #TIL

  16. #TodayILearned about #Chornobyl / #Chernobyl:

    The city's name is the same as one of the Ukrainian names for Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort or common wormwood: чорнобиль, chornóbyl' (or more commonly полин звичайний polýn zvycháynyy, 'common artemisia'). The name is inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrnobylъ or Proto-Slavic *čьrnobyl, a compound of Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ 'black' + Proto-Slavic *bylь 'grass', the parts related to Ukrainian: чорний, romanized: chórnyy, lit. 'black' and било byló, 'stalk', so named in distinction to the lighter-stemmed wormwood A. absinthium.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoby

    Also:

    In English, the Russian-derived spelling Chernobyl has been commonly used, but some style guides recommend the spelling Chornobyl, or the use of romanized Ukrainian names for Ukrainian places generally.

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  17. #TodayILearned about #Chornobyl / #Chernobyl:

    The city's name is the same as one of the Ukrainian names for Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort or common wormwood: чорнобиль, chornóbyl' (or more commonly полин звичайний polýn zvycháynyy, 'common artemisia'). The name is inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrnobylъ or Proto-Slavic *čьrnobyl, a compound of Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ 'black' + Proto-Slavic *bylь 'grass', the parts related to Ukrainian: чорний, romanized: chórnyy, lit. 'black' and било byló, 'stalk', so named in distinction to the lighter-stemmed wormwood A. absinthium.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoby

    Also:

    In English, the Russian-derived spelling Chernobyl has been commonly used, but some style guides recommend the spelling Chornobyl, or the use of romanized Ukrainian names for Ukrainian places generally.

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  18. #TodayILearned about #Chornobyl / #Chernobyl:

    The city's name is the same as one of the Ukrainian names for Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort or common wormwood: чорнобиль, chornóbyl' (or more commonly полин звичайний polýn zvycháynyy, 'common artemisia'). The name is inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrnobylъ or Proto-Slavic *čьrnobyl, a compound of Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ 'black' + Proto-Slavic *bylь 'grass', the parts related to Ukrainian: чорний, romanized: chórnyy, lit. 'black' and било byló, 'stalk', so named in distinction to the lighter-stemmed wormwood A. absinthium.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoby

    Also:

    In English, the Russian-derived spelling Chernobyl has been commonly used, but some style guides recommend the spelling Chornobyl, or the use of romanized Ukrainian names for Ukrainian places generally.

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  19. #TodayILearned about #Chornobyl / #Chernobyl:

    The city's name is the same as one of the Ukrainian names for Artemisia vulgaris, mugwort or common wormwood: чорнобиль, chornóbyl' (or more commonly полин звичайний polýn zvycháynyy, 'common artemisia'). The name is inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrnobylъ or Proto-Slavic *čьrnobyl, a compound of Proto-Slavic *čьrnъ 'black' + Proto-Slavic *bylь 'grass', the parts related to Ukrainian: чорний, romanized: chórnyy, lit. 'black' and било byló, 'stalk', so named in distinction to the lighter-stemmed wormwood A. absinthium.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernoby

    Also:

    In English, the Russian-derived spelling Chernobyl has been commonly used, but some style guides recommend the spelling Chornobyl, or the use of romanized Ukrainian names for Ukrainian places generally.

    #TIL #TodayILearnt

  20. @DToher I... read that as ECJ aka @Curia_fr whose Luxembourg site is definitely suitable for cycling and uh. Yeah. 🤦‍♀️ Classic #TodayILearnt

  21. @DToher I... read that as ECJ aka @Curia_fr whose Luxembourg site is definitely suitable for cycling and uh. Yeah. 🤦‍♀️ Classic #TodayILearnt

  22. @DToher I... read that as ECJ aka @Curia_fr whose Luxembourg site is definitely suitable for cycling and uh. Yeah. 🤦‍♀️ Classic #TodayILearnt

  23. @DToher I... read that as ECJ aka @Curia_fr whose Luxembourg site is definitely suitable for cycling and uh. Yeah. 🤦‍♀️ Classic #TodayILearnt

  24. @DToher I... read that as ECJ aka @Curia_fr whose Luxembourg site is definitely suitable for cycling and uh. Yeah. 🤦‍♀️ Classic #TodayILearnt

  25. #TodayILearned that there is another sort of prequel to Stephen King's #DarkTower series called "The Little Sisters of Eluria".
    Guess I should set aside some time to dive back into the world of Gilead.

    #StephenKing #FiXatoReads #TIL #TodayILearnt #TheLittleSistersOfEluria

  26. #TodayILearned that there is another sort of prequel to Stephen King's #DarkTower series called "The Little Sisters of Eluria".
    Guess I should set aside some time to dive back into the world of Gilead.

    #StephenKing #FiXatoReads #TIL #TodayILearnt #TheLittleSistersOfEluria

  27. #TodayILearned that there is another sort of prequel to Stephen King's #DarkTower series called "The Little Sisters of Eluria".
    Guess I should set aside some time to dive back into the world of Gilead.

    #StephenKing #FiXatoReads #TIL #TodayILearnt #TheLittleSistersOfEluria

  28. #TodayILearned that there is another sort of prequel to Stephen King's #DarkTower series called "The Little Sisters of Eluria".
    Guess I should set aside some time to dive back into the world of Gilead.

    #StephenKing #FiXatoReads #TIL #TodayILearnt #TheLittleSistersOfEluria

  29. TIL about an incredible bird called the Arctic Tern, every year it flies from one side of the planet to the other and back again:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_t

    "Recent studies have shown average annual round-trip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi)"

    A bird species that migrates 70,000 kilometres every year! 🤯

    #TIL #TodayILearnt #TodayILearned #Birds #Birbs

  30. TIL about an incredible bird called the Arctic Tern, every year it flies from one side of the planet to the other and back again:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_t

    "Recent studies have shown average annual round-trip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi)"

    A bird species that migrates 70,000 kilometres every year! 🤯

    #TIL #TodayILearnt #TodayILearned #Birds #Birbs

  31. TIL about an incredible bird called the Arctic Tern, every year it flies from one side of the planet to the other and back again:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_t

    "Recent studies have shown average annual round-trip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi)"

    A bird species that migrates 70,000 kilometres every year! 🤯

    #TIL #TodayILearnt #TodayILearned #Birds #Birbs

  32. TIL about an incredible bird called the Arctic Tern, every year it flies from one side of the planet to the other and back again:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_t

    "Recent studies have shown average annual round-trip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi)"

    A bird species that migrates 70,000 kilometres every year! 🤯

    #TIL #TodayILearnt #TodayILearned #Birds #Birbs

  33. TIL about an incredible bird called the Arctic Tern, every year it flies from one side of the planet to the other and back again:

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_t

    "Recent studies have shown average annual round-trip lengths of about 70,900 km (44,100 mi)"

    A bird species that migrates 70,000 kilometres every year! 🤯

    #TIL #TodayILearnt #TodayILearned #Birds #Birbs

  34. #TodayILearned that the voice actor of #DaddyPig, #RichardRidings, also provides the voice of Sarge in #Quake III Arena, as well as the voice of the Mentor, i.e. the narrator, of #DungeonKeeper.
    That just tickles my funny bone. 😂

    #TIL #QuakeIIIArena #Sarge #voiceActing #voiceActors #TodayILearnt

  35. #TodayILearned that the voice actor of #DaddyPig, #RichardRidings, also provides the voice of Sarge in #Quake III Arena, as well as the voice of the Mentor, i.e. the narrator, of #DungeonKeeper.
    That just tickles my funny bone. 😂

    #TIL #QuakeIIIArena #Sarge #voiceActing #voiceActors #TodayILearnt

  36. #TodayILearned that the voice actor of #DaddyPig, #RichardRidings, also provides the voice of Sarge in #Quake III Arena, as well as the voice of the Mentor, i.e. the narrator, of #DungeonKeeper.
    That just tickles my funny bone. 😂

    #TIL #QuakeIIIArena #Sarge #voiceActing #voiceActors #TodayILearnt

  37. #TodayILearned that the voice actor of #DaddyPig, #RichardRidings, also provides the voice of Sarge in #Quake III Arena, as well as the voice of the Mentor, i.e. the narrator, of #DungeonKeeper.
    That just tickles my funny bone. 😂

    #TIL #QuakeIIIArena #Sarge #voiceActing #voiceActors #TodayILearnt

  38. #TIL
    #TodayILearnt

    dass der #Bikerouter auch die Streckenplanung (per Profil:) "#Eisenbahn" ermöglicht, wie geil ist das denn...

    cc @mjaschen

  39. #TIL
    #TodayILearnt

    dass der #Bikerouter auch die Streckenplanung (per Profil:) "#Eisenbahn" ermöglicht, wie geil ist das denn...

    cc @mjaschen

  40. #TIL
    #TodayILearnt

    dass der #Bikerouter auch die Streckenplanung (per Profil:) "#Eisenbahn" ermöglicht, wie geil ist das denn...

    cc @mjaschen

  41. #TIL
    #TodayILearnt

    dass der #Bikerouter auch die Streckenplanung (per Profil:) "#Eisenbahn" ermöglicht, wie geil ist das denn...

    cc @mjaschen

  42. #TIL
    #TodayILearnt

    dass der #Bikerouter auch die Streckenplanung (per Profil:) "#Eisenbahn" ermöglicht, wie geil ist das denn...

    cc @mjaschen