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**xyz72** · by **xyz72** » 6 September 2016, 22:00

David Bowie tried contacting Camille Paglia for permission to use some of her writing as part of his lyrics on an album, but she thought it was a hoax and never returned his call, only realizing that it really was him shortly after his death.

**Subra** · by **Subra** » 22 December 2017, 00:57

I learned that dark chocolate contains caffeine, and that there are three teachings in Chinese philosophy: Toaism (humans and the natural order), Confucianism (humans and society), and Buddhism (humans and the metaphysical).

**Capt._Trips** · by **Capt._Trips** » 22 December 2017, 01:32

Cool thread idea.

I've learned that I need to start saying no to a lot of people in my life. I've always been a yes man. And I've seen people take advantage of that. I can't keep doing that.

That's gonna be by new years resolution.

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**Mestaris** · by **Mestaris** » 22 December 2017, 11:12

I learnt that the human body does not deal with 2 bottles of rosé very well in a short period of time.

**Brenden** · by **Brenden** » 22 December 2017, 13:08

We already had a very similar thread, so I merged yours with it!

Subra wrote:I learned that dark chocolate contains caffeine, […]

It also contains other stimulants such as phenethylamine, but all in quite small quantities.

**mxguy01** · by **mxguy01** » 22 December 2017, 15:28

Mestaris wrote:I learnt that the human body does not deal with 2 bottles of rosé very well in a short period of time.

That I drink a lot less that the average person.

**René** · by **René** » 22 December 2017, 16:10

Brenden wrote:
Subra wrote:I learned that dark chocolate contains caffeine, […]

It also contains other stimulants such as phenethylamine, but all in quite small quantities.

The PEA content is utterly negligible, and PEA is nearly inactive in normal humans anyway due to rapid degradation by the MAO-B enzyme. Chocolate is about 0.0003% PEA by weight. A typical human who doesn't take MAO-B inhibitors would need to eat more than 150 kg of chocolate for a threshold dose, and even then the effect (if it were to be felt) would last mere minutes.

**acpro** · by **acpro** » 23 December 2017, 03:23

René wrote:
Brenden wrote:
Subra wrote:I learned that dark chocolate contains caffeine, […]

It also contains other stimulants such as phenethylamine, but all in quite small quantities.

The PEA content is utterly negligible, and PEA is nearly inactive in normal humans anyway due to rapid degradation by the MAO-B enzyme. Chocolate is about 0.0003% PEA by weight. A typical human who doesn't take MAO-B inhibitors would need to eat more than 150 kg of chocolate for a threshold dose, and even then the effect (if it were to be felt) would last mere minutes.

I've been buying PEA by the kilo--that shit is no joke.

**Prince_G_24** · by **Prince_G_24** » 23 December 2017, 03:50

Mestaris wrote:I learnt that the human body does not deal with 2 bottles of rosé very well in a short period of time.

Practice makes perfect

**René** · by **René** » 2 February 2018, 19:33

acpro wrote:
René wrote:
Brenden wrote:
Subra wrote:I learned that dark chocolate contains caffeine, […]

It also contains other stimulants such as phenethylamine, but all in quite small quantities.

The PEA content is utterly negligible, and PEA is nearly inactive in normal humans anyway due to rapid degradation by the MAO-B enzyme. Chocolate is about 0.0003% PEA by weight. A typical human who doesn't take MAO-B inhibitors would need to eat more than 150 kg of chocolate for a threshold dose, and even then the effect (if it were to be felt) would last mere minutes.

I've been buying PEA by the kilo--that shit is no joke.

That's... not a good thing.

Today I learned that ICQ still exists.

**acpro** · by **acpro** » 3 February 2018, 02:25

René wrote:
acpro wrote:
René wrote:
Brenden wrote:
Subra wrote:I learned that dark chocolate contains caffeine, […]

It also contains other stimulants such as phenethylamine, but all in quite small quantities.

The PEA content is utterly negligible, and PEA is nearly inactive in normal humans anyway due to rapid degradation by the MAO-B enzyme. Chocolate is about 0.0003% PEA by weight. A typical human who doesn't take MAO-B inhibitors would need to eat more than 150 kg of chocolate for a threshold dose, and even then the effect (if it were to be felt) would last mere minutes.

I've been buying PEA by the kilo--that shit is no joke.

That's... not a good thing.

Today I learned that ICQ still exists.

I stopped buying it in December.

**poolerboy0077** · by **poolerboy0077** » 3 February 2018, 03:27

Wash your hands more than once after you’ve handled jalapeños before taking off your contacts.

**acpro** · by **acpro** » 3 February 2018, 03:50

Mestaris wrote:I learnt that the human body does not deal with 2 bottles of rosé very well in a short period of time.

No, it does, just keep practicing.

**René** · by **René** » 30 March 2018, 14:24

Gmail has a "Collapse all" button in email conversations. This will save a lot of time.

**poolerboy0077** · by **poolerboy0077** » 31 March 2018, 22:03

acpro wrote:
Mestaris wrote:I learnt that the human body does not deal with 2 bottles of rosé very well in a short period of time.

No, it does, just keep practicing.

**Marmaduke** · by **Marmaduke** » 1 April 2018, 19:54

I only learned today that the majority of UK Apple Pay terminals now accept ‘limitless’ transactions well above the £30 contactless card limit. I stopped carrying cash a while ago, now I can pretty much ditch my wallet. Which is nice.

**Brenden** · by **Brenden** » 1 April 2018, 23:52

Marmaduke wrote:I only learned today that the majority of UK Apple Pay terminals now accept ‘limitless’ transactions well above the £30 contactless card limit. I stopped carrying cash a while ago, now I can pretty much ditch my wallet. Which is nice.

That’s been the case since around last autumn, maybe even earlier.

**sneax** · by **sneax** » 27 April 2018, 00:35

That psychoanalysis according to Lacanian school , has no unified scenario for everyone, which is, if you think about it, quite contrary to an idea of psychotherapist, who "always knows what to say".

**René** · by **René** » 28 May 2018, 20:32

Today I learned that, to this day, in German, CEO is Hauptgeschäftsführer

**acpro** · by **acpro** » 11 September 2018, 18:39

TIL that John Lennon and Paul McCartney used to masturbate together! This is like some 1960's(?) fanfic come true.

http://www.tmz.com/2018/09/11/paul-mcca ... y-beatles/

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