Wrike-Up Wednesday: Today I Learned! 💡

Hey Wrikers! 👋

It's 'Wrike-Up Wednesday' time again! 🎉 This week, its all about sharing cool things we've learned lately with our "Today I Learned" theme! 📚🧠

What to Do:
Think of something fun or interesting you've discovered. Whether it’s about Wrike, a cool fact, or a handy tip, drop it in the comments below! ⬇️ Check out what others have posted—ask questions and join the conversation!

Let’s uncover new insights together. We can’t wait to hear about the amazing things you've learned recently! 🌟🗨️

Here's something incredible I recently learned:

Looking at stars means looking at the past. It takes light from some stars thousands of years to reach Earth. So, when you gaze at them, you're actually seeing them as they were all those years ago! ✨

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Gabriel Stangl-Riehle

Here's something incredible I recently learned:

A Cuvier's beaked whale can hold its breath for 222 minutes (3 hours and 42 minutes).

Fabio Bartolini

Hey there! 🙌 Loving the "Wrike-Up Wednesday" vibe! 🎉

I’ve got a cool one to share too! Did you know that octopuses have three hearts? ❤️🦑 Two pump blood to their gills, while one pumps it to the rest of the body. And when they swim, the heart that delivers blood to the body actually stops beating! Isn’t that wild? 🤯

Can’t wait to hear what other fun facts everyone’s got! 😊

Florian Gascho

Today I learned that Wrike's search Engine also works similarly to the Explorer allowing search parameters such as "xxx"

Anna Giacobbe

I learned about the Resources view in Wrike - it's one that I never noticed or used! We're going to use it to track effort for Job Roles when planning for upcoming marketing deliverables!

Kirsten Gross

I learned how to successfully create a MOGRT in After Effects that will make my video editing in Premiere Pro be more efficient.

Eric Fiero

I only recently learned mosquitos are more likely to bite people with type O blood! My wife must have this because she gets bit WAY more than me.

Sherrie Besecker

Today I learned that I love the new Wrike Filter options!

BUT for fun:

Here are some random facts for the day:

McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli.
Finland has more saunas than cars.
The longest time someone has held their breath underwater is 24 minutes and 37 seconds.
Frida Kahlo painted 55 self-portraits.
Avocados are actually fruits, not vegetables.
NFL Super Bowl referees also get Super Bowl rings.
It’s illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland.

David Simmington

Was just sharing interesting facts with a friend! Two that blow my mind:

Bananas and cucumbers are berries, but strawberries aren't. Crazy, right? 🤯 Berries have seeds on the inside.
Sharks have been around longer than trees. 🤯 Sharks 400 million years ago, trees roughly 350 million years ago.

David Simmington

@Eric Fiero I've heard this before too, but can't make sense of why I get attacked with Type A+ blood! I live in Minnesota where the mosquito is the state bird and it's terrible being outside at night in the summer. I have to wear long pants and long sleeves, even if it's hot, just to avoid getting eaten alive. No fun!

Laura Sawyer

automations can move things between folders - late to the game I'm sure but loving it

Shelly Erickson

Fun fact I learned ... my city ordinance only allows each residence to have a max of 5 animals. Guess I'm breaking the law with these cats! 🙀

Some additional business fun facts:

Starbucks uses round tables specifically so customers won’t feel alone. The lack of edges makes it seem less like people are missing.
Marvel Comics once owned the rights to the word “zombie.”
The Coca-Cola logo can be recognized by 94 percent of the world’s population.
Burt’s Bees is owned by The Clorox Company, as in Clorox bleach.
Ben & Jerry’s was initially going to be a bagel company.

Baleace Foster

Vanilla originates from Mexico and is the only place where Vanilla Orchids do not have to be hand pollinated. There is a small, native bee that is the only insect that can pollinate a Vanilla Orchid.

Amber Barber

1 in 500 people has a third kidney! This could be a partial (non-working) or fully functional kidney. (And no, not from transplants)

Jessica Kvanvig

Love this!!

I learned today that the Search feature in Wrike is incredibly more efficient than the feature in SharePoint. I very much appreciate all the updates Wrike has made in the last year to improve this function. 🤩

Since I'm a native North Dakotan and a die hard NDSU football 🏈 fan, here are some fun facts about the team:

The Bison have won 18 national championships, 10 in Division I FCS and 8 in Division II, showcasing their long-standing success.
NDSU is one of only six FCS programs to win titles in at least two consecutive seasons, and they hold the longest streak at five in a row (2011-2015).
The Bison once held the FCS record for consecutive wins, winning 33 straight from 2012-2014 and later extending that to 39 straight games.
The university's athletic teams were originally known as the "Aggies" but were changed to the "Bison" in 1922, a name chosen to represent strength and ferocity.
Over the years, Bison athletic teams also became known as the "Thundering Herd".
The official mascot, Thundar, was introduced in 1991, but a Bison mascot had been used at athletic events since the mid-1960s.

Cynthia Sperry

Today I learned how to get a Pokemon game set up on a kid's Switch!

Emily Neat

I'm learning a bit of the Portuguese language these days, and today I learned the word for the flu: "gripe" (gri·pi). To me, this sounded like the antiquated English term for the flu "the grip," which I'd learned by way of the song "Adelaide's Lament" from the musical Guys and Dolls. Upon some etymological research, all of these words stem from the French term for flu, "la grippe," which stems from the French word "gripper" which means "to seize." All that to say, the deadliness of the flu is what colored its term in the western peninsula of Europe! Super cool for a language nerd like me.

Emily Bressler

Lemons float in water, but limes sink

Brian Bulthuis

Fun fact: If you're ever in Rome, the water in the public fountains is drinkable and free!

Steve Mruskovic

I learned that our Wrike setup had a common space that was just a dusty attic since a couple months after it was implemented (before my time). I've taken on some spring cleaning and will make it our user resource center!

Something random, the population of New Jersey has crested 9.5 million people — no wonder I've been starting to feel a bit enochlophobiac (fear of crowds)!

Debbie Brownlie

Jasmine stitch is considered one of the most difficult stitches in crochet. And I can't wait to give it a go...

Shona Snowden

I learned that the fake pockets on my pants were actually real pockets, just sewn closed.

I've only had the pants for two years.

Hitesh Karkal

that tutti fruity jellies on bread are made up of Pumpkin

Basudha Sakshyarika

Wow, so many interesting facts! Loved reading all of them. 😊

Heather Hernandez

I learned that "Singish" is a creole tongue spoken in Singapore. Singlish is a blend of English with elements from various Asian languages such as Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew, and Tamil.

Tania Fraenkel

I learned that if there are team members who continually ask questions that they could have answered themselves by doing the same Google search that I have to do, I can send them this handy dandy app https://letmegooglethat.com/
Hopefully they get the message!

John Egleston

That Wrike table view includes the option to set Status in bulk for tasks and/or projects - not just by selecting rows but using the Status button in the toolbar. Thanks, Wrike!

Devree Czupinski

Love reading all these fun facts and learning some things along the way!

What I learned recently will take the form of keyboard shortcuts (for Windows/PC) because these are among my favorite things to learn about to use every day!

Just learned this one! Total game changer!

Win + E: Open Windows File Explorer

Others I use often!

Ctrl + H: Find & Replace
Win + L: Lock your computer
Win + Shift + S: Open Snipping Tool
Win + arrows: move, split or full screen windows
and so many more!

Caitlin Beaty

2.7 million emails are sent every second.

Jeffrey Bond

A baby has around 30,000 taste buds. They are not just on the tongue but also on the sides, back, and roof of the mouth. Adults have about 10,000.

Aka Huang

TIL that octopuses 🐙 have three hearts and their blood is blue! Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body. And that blue color? It’s because their blood uses copper-based hemocyanin instead of iron-based hemoglobin. Wild, right?