I figured as much, although I wondered if you were going for the kinda "he learn out about not pissing people off real sharpish" kinda tone I've heard in Scotland before, but wasn't sure. Big fan btw, happy new years Simon! :)
Good ear -- the use of 'out' as an abbreviation of anything is a britishism.
Nowt, owt, -- nothing, anything
Naught, aught.
You can find out, you can learn about, but you can't learn out about.
Australians or Brits would tend so day "learnt" rather than "learned"