_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down12
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Maimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down14
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square10fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL about the Shiva hypothesis, a hypothesis that periodic mass extinctions are caused by the solar system crossing the galactic planeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down18
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Shiva hypothesis, a hypothesis that periodic mass extinctions are caused by the solar system crossing the galactic planeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square7fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL: Bill Gates is Now the Largest Private Farmland Owner in the USplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down148
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Bill Gates is Now the Largest Private Farmland Owner in the USplus-squareyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square26fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.plus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down13
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.plus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square27fedilink
dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL that you technically aren't allowed to enter Valley Metro public transit if you just peed your pantsplus-squarewww.valleymetro.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down18
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkTIL that you technically aren't allowed to enter Valley Metro public transit if you just peed your pantsplus-squarewww.valleymetro.orgdullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square32fedilink
takeheart@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about Titivillus a medieval demon that would feed on misspellings, mispronounced syllables and mumbled words. He was considered a natural enemy and tempter of scribes.plus-squareblog.lostartpress.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down13
arrow-up1384arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Titivillus a medieval demon that would feed on misspellings, mispronounced syllables and mumbled words. He was considered a natural enemy and tempter of scribes.plus-squareblog.lostartpress.comtakeheart@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square31fedilink
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 days agoTIL mass fatality causing "humam stampedes" and "hysterical masses" are myths which shift responsibility from organisers for fatal crowd incidents which "invariably" result from poor organisationplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down123
arrow-up1206arrow-down1message-squareTIL mass fatality causing "humam stampedes" and "hysterical masses" are myths which shift responsibility from organisers for fatal crowd incidents which "invariably" result from poor organisationplus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square23fedilink
I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 7 days ago[TIL] Florida had a smaller official population than West Virginia until the 1950 census. In the 2020 census, Florida had just over 12 times the population of West Virginia.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down12
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-link[TIL] Florida had a smaller official population than West Virginia until the 1950 census. In the 2020 census, Florida had just over 12 times the population of West Virginia.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgI'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square15fedilink
oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL about the reverse boustrophedon writing style used by the Easter island peopleplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down10
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the reverse boustrophedon writing style used by the Easter island peopleplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgoce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL: Iran put a 80 million dollar bounty on Donald Trump in 2020plus-squarewww.ndtv.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down116
arrow-up1412arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Iran put a 80 million dollar bounty on Donald Trump in 2020plus-squarewww.ndtv.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square45fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL: Suicide Rate in the United States Just Hit Highest Point in 75 Yearsplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down13
arrow-up1274arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Suicide Rate in the United States Just Hit Highest Point in 75 Yearsplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square35fedilink
Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 days agoTIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United Statesplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down14
arrow-up1371arrow-down1message-squareTIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United Statesplus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square142fedilink
I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Marco Rubio's (R) maternal grandfather immigrated to the US without a visa, and a judge ordered that he be deported, but the order was later changed to allow him to stay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1525arrow-down113
arrow-up1512arrow-down1external-linkTIL Marco Rubio's (R) maternal grandfather immigrated to the US without a visa, and a judge ordered that he be deported, but the order was later changed to allow him to stay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgI'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square20fedilink
BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Obama from ages 6 to 10 lived in Indonesia and can speak Indonesian.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down110
arrow-up1303arrow-down1external-linkTIL Obama from ages 6 to 10 lived in Indonesia and can speak Indonesian.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square31fedilink
BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 days agoTIL Costa Rica has had no military since 1949plus-squarewww.thesoldiersproject.orgexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down16
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-linkTIL Costa Rica has had no military since 1949plus-squarewww.thesoldiersproject.orgBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 days agomessage-square27fedilink
soumerd_retardataire@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL how much it clearly didn't stop at Aristotle and Alexander the Greatplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down120
arrow-up1287arrow-down1imageTIL how much it clearly didn't stop at Aristotle and Alexander the Greatplus-squarelemmy.worldsoumerd_retardataire@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square29fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL about the Mikiphone, a portable wind-up phonograph invented in the 1920s that could be stored in a small case that could fit in your pocket.plus-squarerarehistoricalphotos.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down10
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Mikiphone, a portable wind-up phonograph invented in the 1920s that could be stored in a small case that could fit in your pocket.plus-squarerarehistoricalphotos.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square21fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 13 days agoTIL "adrenalin" is a protected trademark owned by Endo Internationalplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down12
arrow-up1137arrow-down1external-linkTIL "adrenalin" is a protected trademark owned by Endo Internationalplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 13 days agomessage-square16fedilink
ccunning@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agoTIL the score for Grosse Pointe Blank was composed by Joe Strummer of The Clashplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down11
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkTIL the score for Grosse Pointe Blank was composed by Joe Strummer of The Clashplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgccunning@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agomessage-square6fedilink