What do you know today, that you did not yesterday?

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GlennR Jun 2019 12:55pm, 16 Jun 2019 43,004 posts	0 GlennR What an helicoprion was (thanks to Jeremy Clarkson): en.m.wikipedia.org
Dave.O Jun 2019 11:00pm, 16 Jun 2019 26,414 posts	0 Dave.O Our 12" high Volume pumps drink diesel and AdBlue like it's going out of fashion.
Markymarkmark Jun 2019 1:44pm, 17 Jun 2019 9,172 posts	0 Markymarkmark Isn't AdBlue the stuff that has extra caffeine in & makes you wired/hyper/run fast?
Valyrian Plastic Jun 2019 11:55pm, 19 Jun 2019 7,931 posts	0 Valyrian Plastic Onions are poisonous to cats.
Derby Tup Jun 2019 4:29am, 20 Jun 2019 32,321 posts	0 Derby Tup And dogs VP
Diogenes Jun 2019 10:06am, 20 Jun 2019 37,720 posts	0 Diogenes The derivation of the term "going on a bender" Bender – A sixpence was known as a bender because due to its silver content it could be bent in the hands. This was commonly done to create ‘love tokens’, many of which survive in collections to this day. The value of a sixpence was also enough to get thoroughly inebriated as taverns would often allow you to drink all day for tuppence. This gave rise to the expression ‘Going on a bender’.
GlennR Jun 2019 10:50am, 20 Jun 2019 43,139 posts	0 GlennR [Are we sure that isn't one of those mythical things like the meaning of 'on the wagon' Dio?]
Diogenes Jun 2019 11:17am, 20 Jun 2019 37,725 posts	0 Diogenes [No, we are not, I didn't do any fact checking on that, I must admit. It does sound a bit unlikely]
GlennR Jun 2019 3:36pm, 20 Jun 2019 43,160 posts	0 GlennR The human brain is a fifth of the weight of that of a sperm whale (and a third of that of an elephant).
NDWDave Jun 2019 5:45pm, 22 Jun 2019 9,678 posts	0 NDWDave Particles larger than 64 mm in diameter are classified as cobbles