That Tylenol is rough on your liver, especially when drinking. A poster here a few years ago posted about his irreversible liver damage because he was ignorant of this, and that post has always stayed with me. I stopped drinking years ago, but I did take analgesics at the time to combat the resulting headache. I don’t think I took Tylenol, but still, it’s worrisome. I finally convinced Mr. brown that this was a medical fact and not just my own invention, and he’s far more cautious about taking analgesics when drinking nowadays.
I think it was DiosaBelissima who taught me about brow powder - now sometimes when I want to look just a little better I throw some of that on and some mascara and I look a good 10% hotter.
But they are large and tree-like. However, I can’t believe how many people thought pineapples grow on trees. They grow on the ground! Weren’t you paying attention in fourth grade social studies when you went over the main exports of Hawaii!
Not sure what stands out for me, I’ve learnt a lot of interesting stuff about the little known facts of religion and history that challenge commonly held views about them. No examples are springing to mind though, soz.
This looks like a promising thread, so I will attempt to contribute to give it some more gas.
General Questions has taught me so much about things I’ve never considered. I’ve even had practical engineering questions answered thanks to the Straight Dope, which has helped cement my place at my current job (where I am currently typing this post … oh such a vicious cycle!).
The Straight Dope is such a diverse reservoir of intellect that … well golly, I just think it’s swell.