Today I learned +

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TIL: Hippos spend the majority of the day soaking in water or mud to keep their skin moist and bodies cool.

 

[Gradine]

What's remarkable to me is that every two or so years people clutch their pearls in shock over how much gettin' down goes down at the Olympics.

Turns out when you bring together thousands of the world's most athletic and fit young adults in peak physical condition and the prime of their lives, place them under some of the most intense pressure possible, and give them hours (if not days) of downtime between their events, folks find ways to blow off steam, believe it or not.

 

[CleverNickName]

What's remarkable to me is that every two or so years people clutch their pearls in shock over how much gettin' down goes down at the Olympics.

Turns out when you bring together thousands of the world's most athletic and fit young adults in peak physical condition and the prime of their lives, place them under some of the most intense pressure possible, and give them hours (if not days) of downtime between their events, folks find ways to blow off steam, believe it or not.

Olympics? Hell, I learned all about that at summer camp.

 

[overgeeked]

What's remarkable to me is that every two or so years people clutch their pearls in shock over how much gettin' down goes down at the Olympics.

Turns out when you bring together thousands of the world's most athletic and fit young adults in peak physical condition and the prime of their lives, place them under some of the most intense pressure possible, and give them hours (if not days) of downtime between their events, folks find ways to blow off steam, believe it or not.

Now that should be an Olympic sport.

 

[Reynard]

What's remarkable to me is that every two or so years people clutch their pearls in shock over how much gettin' down goes down at the Olympics.

Turns out when you bring together thousands of the world's most athletic and fit young adults in peak physical condition and the prime of their lives, place them under some of the most intense pressure possible, and give them hours (if not days) of downtime between their events, folks find ways to blow off steam, believe it or not.

Now that should be an Olympic sport.

If you are doing it right, half of the equipment is the same.

 

[Mad_Jack]

Olympics? Hell, I learned all about that at summer camp.

This one two seven Nine or ten times at band camp...

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Today I learned that one time the Australian Prime Minister went out for a swim and was never seen again.

Then they went and named a swimming pool after him.

We are quite proud of that one.

 

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TIL: That legally speaking Boneless chicken wings can have bones

Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

Sometimes you aren't asking for advice. Sometimes you just want to chat about a thing. “Let me nerdsplain that to you” is the vibe I am getting…

www.enworld.org

 

[DrunkonDuty]

Back to statues...

We're also fond of "Big" things. These are statues/monuments almost always made out of fibreglass and intended as tourist attractions for small towns. The Big Banana, The Big Prawn, The Big Merino, The Big Pineapple. My personal favourite is The Big Potato. It's a long, brown, oblong thing. It does not look like a potato.

Another personal favourite, and the pride of Canberra, is the Belconnen Owl. Or as it's better known The Penis Owl. It has it's own Facebook page if you want to see why it's called that. Be sure to look at pics from both sides. Technically the page is safe for work. There are no penises. But don't look at it at work. It earned its name.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Back to statues...

We're also fond of "Big" things. These are statues/monuments almost always made out of fibreglass and intended as tourist attractions for small towns. The Big Banana, The Big Prawn, The Big Merino, The Big Pineapple. My personal favourite is The Big Potato. It's a long, brown, oblong thing. It does not look like a potato.

Another personal favourite, and the pride of Canberra, is the Belconnen Owl. Or as it's better known The Penis Owl. It has it's own Facebook page if you want to see why it's called that. Be sure to look at pics from both sides. Technically the page is safe for work. There are no penises. But don't look at it at work. It earned its name.

The Kikinda Owl in Serbia has elicited comparisons to that owl.

'Phallic' owl statue mocked in Serbia - BBC News

The recently erected statue in the town of Kikinda drew criticism for its shape and length.

www.bbc.com