Friday, August 12, 2016

What I Learned This Week - 8/12/16

  1.  489 days until Star Wars - Episode VIII is in theaters 
  2. “Robot-applied-tattoos” are a thing. #NotABarCode
  3. There are adults that cannot say, “knock-knock” without making the knocking hand motion.
  4. Going to a Skrillex concert is admitting you paid $150 to see a laptop…….LIVE. 
  5. The label "superfood" is not defined by the FDA and can be stamped on pretty much anything. #CookiesAreSuperfoods
  6. Resetting the Wi-Fi password to avoid kids from using their devices, sounds like a good idea until you realize there are 46 Wi-Fi devices on the network that you have to reconfigure. #QRCodesRule
  7. George Clooney wanted to be on an episode of South Park, so Trey Parker and Matt Stone had him be the voice of Stan's dog Sparky - he only make dog sounds.
  8. When murderer Charles Manson was a child, his mother sold him for a pitcher of beer.
  9. According to the Oxford Dictionary, nothing comes after "Thrice" – “Once, Twice, and Thrice” are the only words of their type.
  10. Over 80% of the 10,747 federal prisoners in solitary confinement in America have a cellmate. #LetThatSinkIn
  11. The name "Ten Gallon Hat" doesn't refer to the volume the hat holds but is derived from the Spanish word galón (braid), ten indicating the number of braids used as a hat band.
  12. According to a recent John’s Hopkins University study, “medical errors” is the third leading cause of death in United States. #ThatsWhyDoctorsPractice #oops
  13. A person can only block out 40 db max of sound by covering/plugging their ears because of absorption of sound through our skeletal system. 
  14. There is an unwritten law that requires all conspiracy theorists to never read about or take a website design class.
  15. I know my wife is mad when she introduces me as her first husband.


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