_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL the Royal Family always travels with one black outfit in case a relative dies while they're on holiday.plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down19
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Royal Family always travels with one black outfit in case a relative dies while they're on holiday.plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square17fedilink
abbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 day agoTIL to add two spaces behind a line to write multi line comments on lemmy without whitespaces between them.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down14
arrow-up1188arrow-down1message-squareTIL to add two spaces behind a line to write multi line comments on lemmy without whitespaces between them.plus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square63fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoTIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down15
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkTIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilink
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down18
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square20fedilink
compostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 days agoTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down12
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcompostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square28fedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down15
arrow-up1140arrow-down1external-linkTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square14fedilink
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoTIL the father of supercomputing, Seymour Cray, had a hobby of digging a tunnel under his home.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down12
arrow-up1305arrow-down1external-linkTIL the father of supercomputing, Seymour Cray, had a hobby of digging a tunnel under his home.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square39fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL: Nestlé: How a Corporation Killed 10.9 Million Babies and Put Their CEO in Charge of the World Economic Forumplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1500arrow-down16
arrow-up1494arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Nestlé: How a Corporation Killed 10.9 Million Babies and Put Their CEO in Charge of the World Economic Forumplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square48fedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down11
arrow-up1117arrow-down1imageTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square3fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square4fedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down13
arrow-up1233arrow-down1external-linkTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square29fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down17
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agoTIL that the French national oil company ELF, lost around $150 million to a scam artist, whose "oil sniffing" machine turned out to be a regular photocopierplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down12
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the French national oil company ELF, lost around $150 million to a scam artist, whose "oil sniffing" machine turned out to be a regular photocopierplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Heroes tend to just be well-adjusted people who learned to feel empathy as children, often from caring and patient parentsplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down114
arrow-up1504arrow-down1imageTIL Heroes tend to just be well-adjusted people who learned to feel empathy as children, often from caring and patient parentsplus-squarelemmy.worldGordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square56fedilink
JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agoToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgJackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down16
arrow-up1221arrow-down1message-squareTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square28fedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agoTIL San Marino had a bloodless coup d'etat that tourists originally thought was just a quaint ceremonyplus-squarebooks.google.frexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down17
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkTIL San Marino had a bloodless coup d'etat that tourists originally thought was just a quaint ceremonyplus-squarebooks.google.frklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square4fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 10 days agoTIL: that during a dissociative fugue, a person can suddenly travel far from home, assume a new identity, and live for days or even weeks without any memory of their former life.plus-squaremy.clevelandclinic.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down11
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkTIL: that during a dissociative fugue, a person can suddenly travel far from home, assume a new identity, and live for days or even weeks without any memory of their former life.plus-squaremy.clevelandclinic.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square14fedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 12 days agoTIL "NA" in videogames is short for 'North America' and not 'Non Applicable'plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down19
arrow-up1123arrow-down1message-squareTIL "NA" in videogames is short for 'North America' and not 'Non Applicable'plus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square20fedilink