IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoresplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoresplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down18
arrow-up1127arrow-down1external-linkDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square16fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down13
arrow-up1276arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square25fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square19fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down18
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square11fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down12
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square20fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down12
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square7fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down16
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down17
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square13fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down13
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square14fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down15
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down112
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square80fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down18
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe Science Behind How Insects Fly in the Rainplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe Science Behind How Insects Fly in the Rainplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
