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Chimerism can occur in humans.

That the sands on our beaches supposedly contain more filthy bacteria from bodily waste than the water itself. But that could just be more media sensationalism.

it's easy to lose track of time while surfing the web.

The words "this", "that", and "it" are pronouns.

Learning about similarities in national flags.

I learned from the Humane Society that black cats and dogs take longer to place in homes. My veterinarian said it was because of superstition.

I learned I should not take a 2nd Vivarin(which is a caffeine pill) while the 1st is still in my system. I took 1 cuz I was feeling tired I drained & I spent a couple hours in bed & still felt tired & even more drained so I took a 2nd one. Shorlty after I noticed I was feeling alittle shaky, abit jittery, hyper & harder to focus. I took a Klonopin to help contract those effects but it hasn't fully kicked in yet thou it did help some. I was on Abilify & Strattera before & they both made me shaky, a tad jittery & harder to focus. I think I should avoid trying any ADHD medication that's a stimulant which I think might be all those meds. I do generally have problems focusing & paying attention due to ADD but taking stimulants give me ADHD. I'm not sure how to treat my ADD now. I tried afew supplements in the past but they didn't help or they had paradoxical reactions & made me more tired & harder to focus. Now I'm going to put on some good dance music while I still feel alittle hyper.

that scarlatti and handel were the two best harpsichordists of the baroque. they once had a contest in venice.

Its really hard finding relevant wallpapers when you accidentally leave a space between "1280" and "x" in the search bar.

That Frank Sinatra released an album called Watertown in 1969 that's a pseudo-rock opera with Pet Sounds-esque orchestral backing. Needless to say it didn't do very well, but I think it sounds cool.

I've learned never to give up on myself whether it's finding my actual autistic oriented career path or being able to complete computer-related projects when they seemingly appear impossible..

It was technically today since it was after midnight, as usual, but I was reading up on WikiHow about learning and understanding slang in different countries such as in the UK and even here in Canada. There are words and phrases that I never knew before in my own country or even my own province, especially the Southwestern part of Nova Scotia. For example "owly" means someone in a bad mood, and "lobby" is short for lobster.

I was surprised to find the term "sookie baby", which is something I heard and used my whole life. It either means a person who is a crybaby or a wimp, or a pet who is very affectionate and loves to snuggle with you. I often call my cat Mischief a sookie baby for this very reason but for years I have avoided saying it online because I was sure anyone outside of Cape Breton would not have a clue what that meant.

I read that in Ontario it's spelled and pronounced "sucky baby", but the the two meanings are the same.

I really don't get why it's okay to call ourselves "Canucks" but it's offensive if anyone else says it. It's almost like black people calling themselves the N word.

I also learned that sunsets on Pluto look blue. I didn't think Pluto even had its own sunset because it's so far away the sun would look like one of the other stars you see at night.

After David Bowie released his album Low, Nick Lowe responded by releasing an album named Bowi. Both albums were released in 1977.

I learned there are people who liken MS Windows to a fine beer and Linux to toilet water.