Today I Learned

Fossils are not actual bones or organic material - they're minerals that replaced the original bone structure over millions of years.

Some ESP32 boards require you to solder bridge the IN/OUT pad to get 5V output from the 5V pin.

If your key fob battery is dead, hold it against the start button to start your car using the passive RFID chip.

VS Code's Default Settings JSON is read-only. Custom changes go in User Settings or Workspace Settings instead.

Control+Shift+Command+4 copies a screenshot directly to clipboard on Mac, skipping the file save step.

You can change where Mac screenshots are saved using Command+Shift+5 and clicking Options.

Azure's captcha verification can return a 404 if Pi-hole is blocking the required domains.

RESTful API endpoints should use nouns, not verbs. The HTTP method itself is the verb.

The correct English spelling is biryani, not biriyani, despite how it sounds in many South Indian languages.

How to properly configure Hugo's Chroma syntax highlighter to work with language hints in markdown code blocks.

When installing bike pedals, the left pedal is reverse threaded - turn clockwise to loosen, counterclockwise to tighten.

Hugo's resources.GetRemote lets you fetch external data during site build

Many South Asian scripts, like Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Burmese, have rounded shapes because angular strokes could tear palm leaves, which were used as writing material.

You can get an RSS feed for any subreddit or Reddit post by simply adding '.rss' to the URL.

Reversible bike pump heads can be adjusted to work with both Schrader and Presta valves by flipping the internal components.

When installing bike pedals, the left pedal is reverse threaded - turn clockwise to loosen, counterclockwise to tighten.