irb --> h = Hash.new({}) ==> {}irb --> h[:one] = 1 ==> 1irb --> h ==> {:one=>1}irb --> h[:two][1] = "one" ==> "one"irb --> h ==> {:one=>1}irb --> h[:three] = 3 ==> 3irb --> h ==> {:one=>1, :three=>3}