Post something you learned today

The original colour of carrots was purple.

 

Language.

 

Fat girls with pony tails and glasses, all look the same to me.

 

Creedence Clearwater Revival have had more songs in films and TV than anyone else

 

Sounds about right, the amount of times I’ve said to people “you’ll have heard of CCR” and they always say no. You play the tune and they are all “ohh yeaaahhh I know that one”

 

I’ve read that certain species of birds can see more colours than us.

 

It’s to do with the cone cells we have in our eyes, a lot of animals have more than what humans have. Would love to be able to see what they see, even once.

 

Aye I read somewhere that reindeer eyesight have adapted to artic conditions, they see in the Ultra Violet wavelengths. In contrast with the snow many things absorb UV light and therefore appear black, this includes urine which is a sign of predators or competitors; lichens, a major food source in winter; and fur, making predators such as wolves very easy to see despite being camouflaged to other animals that can’t see UV.

 

I’d need to double check, but I’m sure they can see various shades of blue.

 

That I cannot, for the life of me, do my garden without scraping my knuckles on the harling.

 

The wee stanes oan the gable end

 

I learned that the wee stones on houses have a collective name.

 

Dogs arnt allowed into Wetherspoons but horses are....

 

that i won £500 in the bookies last night and promised her half.


well, so she says.