For me, I found out how to get a credit card image without carbon paper or no-carbon forms:
You place the card under a plain piece of paper and rub over the area with the colored cap of a cheap pen (not the writing tip!)
The plastic will leave color wherever the bumps are on the card, and very legibly.
In GQ a few minutes ago, I learned that bats purr.
After changing my profile signature and then looking at some of my old posts, I learned that signature changes are applied retroactively to all previous posts.
An amazing pool trick shot 
bats purr?
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I’ve begun to keep a record of new things that I learn each day. It might be something as simple as “how to set up Outlook to be linked to a document template” to “why I feel the way I do about _____”. I find that it helps me to be mindful of the world around me and be conscious of the things that I observe and learn about each day.
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That i’m getting older
I just learned learn all about compression fittings, and how to change out a bad piece of copper pipe.
I just learned on Yahoo news that London hit 100 degrees for the first time.
Who knew?
I thought they got heatwaves in the summer like we do.
You mean like the cap of a BIC pen? I tried that, it doesn’t work. I must be stupid. :smack:
Today I learned that what I learned yesterday with the pens only works with certain brands of pens. I’d only tried it at the trade show I’m at with our custom logo pens. Could have been really akward if I’d tried the customer’s pen and made a mess of the order.
I learned that researchers in the US are paying $10 000 each for rhesus monkeys to use in experiments, apparently there’s a shortage.
I just learned from a thread in GQ that a lot of men spit in the urinal before peeing. I’m not sure why this startled me so much, as I’ve seen men peeing before and I’ve (strangely) had discussions about peeing with several males. It seems it’s a common practice, so I would have thought I’d have heard of it before now.
In a Pit thread, I learned that the Church of Christ doesn’t use instrumental music as part of its worship services.
I always thought the first line of Whispering Jesse was
“I often have wondered in deep contemplation”
Today I learned it’s actually wandered, not wondered.
Also, about 10 seconds ago, I learned that bats purr.
Vindaloo powder in those ‘pasta with sauce’ meals are ok.
Oh! And what that switch in the living room does! (it’s for the power outlet in the hallway)
I’ve learned that I learn a lot more each day by coming to this website.
You should probably also know that this is true but incomplete. The Church of Christ has several branches (none of which approve of the others, you’ll probably be not at all surprised to hear), and only one of those branches forbids instrumental music.
I grew up in one of the others, which allows instruments but not drinking, smoking, gambling, or dancing, with many members also including rock and roll, playing cards, or doing any business on Sundays.
They tend to be united by their objection to all creeds and rote prayers, and by their belief that baptism by immersion (dunking) is essential for salvation.
Just in case you were curious.
Since I’ve posted here… today I learned how to find my way in my new building, and that the Osbournes makes a lot more sense when you can hear the naughty words.
My SO brought his two little children to my house for the first long weekend together (he lives in Philly, me in DC.) One is 6, one is 8, and I learned that even if you ask nicely, the Church no longer performs exorcisms. Also, the Cartoon Network is like kiddie crack.
Purring bats, sweet.
I’ve just learned that male violent crime is beginning to decline to nearly the existing level of (increasing) female violent crime. However, men in the prison system still outnumber women by four or five to one.