Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 TIL that the Honeybee is probably the smartest insect species existing, their unusual and impressive skill set include: "Advanced symbolic communication, language, facial recognition, number use, observation and mimicry, understanding of rules, and high-level problem-solving." CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 TIL that the Honeybee is probably the smartest insect species existing, their unusual and impressive skill set include: "Advanced symbolic communication, language, facial recognition, number use, observation and mimicry, understanding of rules, and high-level problem-solving." CBF pshaw I'd put my Border Collie up against a bee any day. Can a bee fetch my paper? Or a beer? Can a bee tell when you need kisses and love? Can a bee understand my tone of voice? Mimicry? Hi Five, smile, rooster your head side to side, have a staring contest? TIL Wild Horses couldn't drag me away Watch: Wild horse attacks alligator in Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 TIL that the Honeybee is probably the smartest insect species existing, their unusual and impressive skill set include: "Advanced symbolic communication, language, facial recognition, number use, observation and mimicry, understanding of rules, and high-level problem-solving." CBF And they make those Steelers throwback jerseys liik snappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Not really something new that I learned today, but watching The Great War on PBS American Experience, it's amazing and slightly humorous to see pictures of hospitals full of patients and staff smoking cigarettes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Not really something new that I learned today, but watching The Great War on PBS American Experience, it's amazing and slightly humorous to see pictures of hospitals full of patients and staff smoking cigarettes My mother-in-law was an RN. She learned to smoke cigarettes in nursing school. @ work... They used to have signs on the wall that would pivot and have to be flipped right side up. When flipped, it said: "No Smoking." We would have to flip them when tankers with petrol-chem, HAZMAT, etc... would transit the lock so nobody would smoke and we wouldn't go all boom! We would see who could drive the fastest with the golf cart and flip them all the quickest. I am surprised there was never a crash into the lock chamber. Now? There is just "no smoking signs" everywhere, permanently mounted: "Danger! No Smoking During Lockage" What fun is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Today I learned of fraternal twins separated as infants who would later meet, fall in love, and get married. A DNA test at a fertility clinic revealed the couple were biological twins http://mississippiherald.com/jackson-husband-wife-shocked-dna-test-reveals-biological-twins/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Today I learned there is nobody alive who was born prior to 1900 https://www.yahoo.com/news/italian-emma-morano-last-known-survivor-19th-century-174058715.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 TIL that every year on 4/20 Canadians gather on the steps of parliament to smoke weed. Despite it not being legal in Canada yet, no arrests are made CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 TIL that every year on 4/20 Canadians gather on the steps of parliament to smoke weed. Despite it not being legal in Canada yet, no arrests are made CBF were you in attendance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 TIL that every year on 4/20 Canadians gather on the steps of parliament to smoke weed. Despite it not being legal in Canada yet, no arrests are made CBF I have a friend who lives in Ottawa and he calls it The Land That Fun Forgot. Apparently not entirely true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 All gold on this planet originally came from outer space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 All gold on this planet originally came from outer space. Everything on this planet originally came from outer space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 TIL: Over the course of two weeks, a single human male produces enough sperm to impregnate every fertile woman on the planet. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 TIL that a copy of the Declaration of Independence dating to The Revolution was recently discovered in jolly old England https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/21/harvard-researchers-uncover-second-parchment-copy-declaration-independence-england/ByjMR9FS1HrsR8LKx2VOzK/story.html#comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 TIL: Over the course of two weeks, a single human male produces enough sperm to impregnate every fertile woman on the planet. CBF So is this something you wish to prove? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 People got on line and voted for their favorite attraction in New York. Boldt Castle on Heart Island in the Thousand Islands was #1 and Letchworth State Park was #2. I learned people have very poor taste in attractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 People got on line and voted for their favorite attraction in New York. Boldt Castle on Heart Island in the Thousand Islands was #1 and Letchworth State Park was #2. I learned people have very poor taste in attractions. I came to the bolded conclusion long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 We had a 2.3 earthquake today which doesn't happen very often. The was one when I was on grade school, but I don't remember it. This is the first one I ever felt and heard. I can't imagine being in a serious one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 We had a 2.3 earthquake today which doesn't happen very often. The was one when I was on grade school, but I don't remember it. This is the first one I ever felt and heard. I can't imagine being in a serious one. You have to die from something! Where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 You have to die from something! Where are you? About an hour West of Philly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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