# Today I learned **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [January 19, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835 "2021-01-19T22:46:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 96
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1912 "2024-07-26T18:24:53Z")
> [@knoath](#): > > Several sources suggest that the wine served to Jesus during the Last Supper came from Umm Qais in Northern Jordan. Excellent year, I’ve heard. ---
**Author:** ![Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/hip_tiger/32/447_2.png) [@Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Hip_tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1913 "2024-07-26T18:29:56Z")
Calling someone “brat” is now a compliment. 😕 [fixed it, thanks now\_samantha] ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1914 "2024-07-26T18:56:27Z")
Only if grilled correctly otherwise you may see flare ups > **charlie murphy** > > ![IMG_3599](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/f/2fffb6dd8a3ec6ea8abb4d2919874398341d1a08.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1915 "2024-07-26T20:48:48Z")
> [@Hip\_tiger](#): > > Calling someone a “brat” is now a compliment. 😕 You don’t say that they are “a brat” but rather that they are brat. It’s an adjective, not a noun. ---
**Author:** ![Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/hip_tiger/32/447_2.png) [@Hip\_tiger](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Hip_tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1916 "2024-07-26T21:24:28Z")
So calling someone a brat could be taken several ways, depending upon their generation. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1917 "2024-07-27T00:06:54Z")
Popsicle® is a trademarked name. via chatgpt: > “Popsicle” is a trademarked brand name. The term “Popsicle” is owned by Unilever, which acquired the brand as part of its purchase of Good Humor-Breyers in 1993. The brand name refers to a specific type of ice pop, and while “popsicle” is often used generically to describe any ice pop, it is legally protected as a trademark. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1918 "2024-07-29T04:26:04Z")
In the Seinfeld episode [The Outing](https://www.seinfeldscripts.com/TheOuting.htm), the college student, Sharon Leonard, who interviews Jerry is played by Paula Marshall. She, the actress, would have been ~29 yo at the time. ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1919 "2024-07-29T10:30:13Z")
Not that there is anything wrong with that ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1920 "2024-07-29T19:21:44Z")
I knew before that Andy Serkis was the actor behind Gollum in the LoTR. Today I was reading his wiki, and was surprised to learn that he is also the actor behind Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot movies. Mind blown. Wild to have featured in such major movie roles and to be largely unrecognized on the street. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1921 "2024-07-29T20:03:58Z")
> [@ArthurItas](#): > > Today I was reading his wiki, and was surprised to learn that he is also the actor behind Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes reboot movies. Mind blown. And King Kong. ---
**Author:** ![SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/stevegrondin/32/3257_2.png) [@SteveGrondin](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SteveGrondin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1922 "2024-07-30T00:14:24Z")
One of my fondest pandemic memories was watching his livestream read of The Hobbit. ---
**Author:** ![now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/now_samantha/32/24815_2.png) [@now\_samantha](https://community.goactuary.com/u/now_samantha)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1923 "2024-07-30T00:50:53Z")
He also plays non-CGI characters in Black Panther (Klaue) and Andor (so he is 2 different, prominent characters in Star Wars). ---
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1924 "2024-08-05T20:32:50Z")
There is a company who specializes in transporting animals all over the world, including taking US Olympic horses to Paris. The plane is called Air Horse One. > **[Those Olympics-Competing Horses Are Flying Private To Paris, By the Way](https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/paris-olympics-horses-transportation-planes)** > > Oh, to be an Olympian! ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1925 "2024-08-05T21:52:57Z")
FedEx and DHL and some other air cargo companies you probably haven’t heard of also take horses and zoo animals and such. Very pricey, of course. The airplane used to transport giant pandas between the United States and China is literally called the FedEx Panda Express. ---
**Author:** ![Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Actuary321](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Actuary321)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 5:23am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1926 "2024-08-07T05:23:56Z")
Farmers/scientists?? have been breeding the bad taste out of brussels sprouts for the last 2+ decades so that today’s taste much better than the ones I (we) grew up with. So it isn’t the just the way they are being cooked that makes them more palatable than when you were a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1927 "2024-08-07T06:05:13Z")
Speaking of food science, if you haven’t read about the man who saved a billion lives, worth a click. > **[Norman Borlaug](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Borlaug)** > > Norman Ernest Borlaug (/ˈbɔːrlɔːɡ/; March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal, one of only seven people to have received all three awards. Borlaug received his B.S. in forestry in 1937 and PhD in ... ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 9:46am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1928 "2024-08-07T09:46:21Z")
Interesting. I read that this is because scientists selected varieties with lower levels of Glucosinolates. However, this is a chemical purported to have very good health benefits. Does that mean Brussels sprouts are now less nutritious (gift article below)? [https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/opinion/sunday/breeding-the-nutrition-out-of-our-food.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.BE4.oyz8.mdG2v35aORz1&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/opinion/sunday/breeding-the-nutrition-out-of-our-food.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BE4.oyz8.mdG2v35aORz1&smid=url-share) ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1929 "2024-08-12T17:19:36Z")
Edsel was a separate Brand of Ford, not simply a Model. Like Lincoln and Mercury, and (wiki says) totally unneeded. So, “Ford Edsel” is not a correct naming. ---
**Author:** ![Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ajstudies/32/12532_2.png) [@Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ajstudies)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1930 "2024-08-14T20:49:51Z")
> [@Actuary321](#): > > Farmers/scientists?? have been breeding the bad taste out of brussels sprouts for the last 2+ decades so that today’s taste much better than the ones I (we) grew up with. So it isn’t the just the way they are being cooked that makes them more palatable than when you were a kid. Nobody seems to have told my tastebuds… ---
**Author:** ![Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mathman/32/14042_2.png) [@Mathman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mathman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2024, 3:15am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1931 "2024-08-15T03:15:49Z")
In midwestern slang news, TIL that doing donuts in a car is called whipping shitties in some parts of the Midwest. Minnesota, I’m looking at you. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835.md?page=95) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835.md?page=97)