# 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:** 99
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1972 "2024-09-05T19:45:22Z")
The lingerie shope in the mall had a sign out front for bra fittings A to … **M**!!! I thought it maxed out at K!!! 🤯 ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1973 "2024-09-06T10:31:13Z")
People are getting bigger. There is no a priori limit to cup size as it is determined by (bust circumference - under bust circumference). Women are also starting to get better about wearing the correct size, which often means a smaller band and a larger cup. Historically, a lot of stores tried to sell bras where the bust circumference was correct, but the band was too big and thus the cup size was too small. This was partially, but not entirely, due to large cup sizes being hard to make with older fabrics. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1974 "2024-09-06T11:40:58Z")
I once thought it maxed at D, then went to DD, DDD etc. was that ever the case? ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1975 "2024-09-06T13:01:32Z")
Bra sizes, as with women’s clothing sizes, tend to be dumb. It does go D, then DD, then DDD, but in the US, typically DD = E, DDD = F, and G is the next size. Some stores have DDD = E. I don’t wear those sizes so thankfully don’t have to sort through that. Then, to make things more fun, in the UK, the sizes are D, DD, E, EE, F, FF, etc. So a UK F cup is a lot bigger than a US F cup. ---
**Author:** ![Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/maphistos_sidekick/32/84973_2.png) [@Maphistos\_Sidekick](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Maphistos_Sidekick)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1976 "2024-09-10T14:20:29Z")
Today I learned that, at least in London, there is a name for people who only come into the office three days a week: Tuesday Wednesday And Thursday workers. (Apparently the acronym [predates COVID](https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/05/theres-a-name-for-people-who-work-tuesday-wednesday-and-thursdays-15369656/).) ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1977 "2024-09-10T15:35:08Z")
TWaThs? ---
**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:** [September 10, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1978 "2024-09-10T15:40:40Z")
They overlap with the WTFs. ---
**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:** [September 13, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1979 "2024-09-13T19:20:17Z")
> [@Annoyed Thoughts](https://community.goactuary.com/t/annoyed-thoughts/9158/1255): > > It’s CANADA geese, not CANADIAN geese. Verified via chatgpt.: > Yes, that’s true! The correct term is “Canada geese” when referring to the species. While people sometimes mistakenly call them “Canadian geese,” the proper name is “Canada goose” for one and “Canada geese” for more than one. ---
**Author:** ![Ling](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ling/32/70261_2.png) [@Ling](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ling)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1980 "2024-09-13T20:43:46Z")
When we did a Canadian Rockies tour, our guide told us they are Canada not Canadian geese. She kidded and said that if they were Canadians, then they have to give them National health insurance and pension. Those geese are mean so they can’t be Canadians. Canadians are nice. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1981 "2024-09-13T21:50:24Z")
Women in Tonga are prohibited from owning land (from a 1875 law) > **[‘We can’t even buy our own land’: the Tongan women pushing for change](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/14/we-cant-even-buy-our-own-land-the-tongan-women-pushing-for-change)** > > Women are only permitted to lease land in the Pacific country as advocacy groups call for reform to the system ---
**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:** [September 14, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1982 "2024-09-14T03:08:42Z")
I’m surprised anyone is permitted to buy land. The whole of Tonga is only about 60% the size of New York City. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1983 "2024-09-20T14:17:41Z")
The Republican Governor of Ohio, who has stated that the allegations about Haitians eating cats and dogs in Springfield Ohio are false, is actually **from** Springfield, Ohio. And yet he **still** publicly supports Donald Trump. WTF?!?! ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1984 "2024-09-20T14:18:54Z")
Which on a per capita basis means there’s a lot more land available per person than in NYC, no? ---
**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:** [September 20, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1985 "2024-09-20T15:51:24Z")
Their version of Central Park takes up more room though - ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/6/86bddd58acc69d013958431d53bc43de5dec0e64.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![funkingded](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/funkingded/32/83398_2.png) [@funkingded](https://community.goactuary.com/u/funkingded)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1986 "2024-09-20T17:33:41Z")
DeWine is the definition of wishy-washy politician. Considering how bad the GOP is in Ohio he’s at least tolerable. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1987 "2024-09-21T02:37:54Z")
TIL that a typical HI policy doesn’t cover loss by land slide. [https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/landslides-palos-verdes-peninsula-homes-6038bded](https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/landslides-palos-verdes-peninsula-homes-6038bded) > **don't look in here** > > link to archived story: > [Landslides Decimated Palos Verdes Peninsula. But They Can’t Afford a New Home. - WSJ](https://archive.is/7TiVt) ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1988 "2024-09-21T03:33:59Z")
Dumb question, but the mentioned damage due to movement of the earth … if you bought earthquake coverage would that also cover landslides? ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1989 "2024-09-21T03:38:15Z")
chatgpt is my source: Landslides are often categorized separately as a type of “earth movement” rather than seismic activity. To cover landslides, homeowners would likely need a separate policy, often called **“difference in conditions”** (DIC) insurance, which can cover multiple exclusions like landslides, mudflows, and floods. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1990 "2024-09-21T18:04:03Z")
I agree that landslide isn’t covered by typical homeowners policies or an earthquake policy. While theoretically you could possibly buy a DIC policy, good luck finding one. I think it’s unavailable for most homeowners. My SWAG is that this would be insurable in most areas with proper underwriting if people would buy it, but likely subject to adverse selection with the risks that actually buy it. ---
**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:** [October 2, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/today-i-learned/1835/1991 "2024-10-02T23:54:58Z")
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