# similar forum devoted to learning **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362 "2017-04-13T06:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jiggletoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jiggletoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jiggletoes)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362/1 "2017-04-13T06:06:35Z")
is there one for learning about everything ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362/2 "2017-04-13T07:52:05Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362/3 "2017-04-13T13:40:56Z")
Thanks, I just learned something! So I’m closer to learning everything. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362/4 "2017-04-13T14:20:02Z")
Well, there’s a podcast, [The Complete Guide To Everything](http://tcgte.com/), a podcast about everything. > [@](#): > > A weekly podcast (new episodes every Sunday night) that hopes to vanquish Wikipedia as the go-to reference for knowledge about anything and everything. From North Korea to Nicolas Cage, Tim Daniels and Tom Reynolds leave no stone unturned in their humble quest to make the world a more informed place. You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362/5 "2017-04-13T14:23:18Z")
> [@jiggletoes](#): > > is there one for learning about everything Need answers fast? ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-forum-devoted-to-learning/784362/6 "2017-04-13T14:54:08Z")
If you want to learn about everything an encyclopedia is much better than a forum, since a huge majority of forum posts don’t provide any learning: > **[Main PageWelcome to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)** > > Banksia brownii, commonly known as feather-leaved banksia or Brown's banksia, is a species of shrub that grows in the southwest of Western Australia. A banksia with fine feathery leaves and large red-brown flower spikes, it usually grows as an upright bush around two metres (7 ft) high, but can also occur as a small tree or a low spreading shrub. First collected in 1829, it is placed in Banksia subgenus Banksia, section Oncostylis, series Spicigerae. It is considered critically endangered by the ... [Reddit.com](http://Reddit.com) has sub-forums about everything, unlike Straight Dope which discourages discussion of illegal activities.