irb --> h = Hash.new({})
==> {}

irb --> h[:one] = 1
==> 1

irb --> h
==> {:one=>1}

irb --> h[:two][1] = "one"
==> "one"

irb --> h
==> {:one=>1}

irb --> h[:three] = 3
==> 3

irb --> h
==> {:one=>1, :three=>3}