_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down16
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AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 hours agoTIL the father of supercomputing, Seymour Cray, had a hobby of digging a tunnel under his home.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down10
arrow-up1246arrow-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 · 17 hours agomessage-square35fedilink
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 hour agoTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square1fedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 hour agoTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square3fedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
arrow-up191arrow-down1imageTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square3fedilink
compostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 day agoTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down12
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcompostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square23fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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-square44fedilinkarrow-up1492arrow-down16
arrow-up1486arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square44fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square4fedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down13
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square29fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-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.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Heroes tend to just be well-adjusted people who learned to feel empathy as children, often from caring and patient parentsplus-squarelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down114
arrow-up1502arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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 · 6 days agomessage-square56fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 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-up1156arrow-down12
arrow-up1154arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down16
arrow-up1223arrow-down1message-squareTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square28fedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 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-down16
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkTIL San Marino had a bloodless coup d'etat that tourists originally thought was just a quaint ceremonyplus-squarebooks.google.frklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 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-up1178arrow-down11
arrow-up1177arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square14fedilink
JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 days agoToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down13
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgJackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL that some Korean-Americans who were adopted from South Korea when they were children, were deportable to South Korea because their adoptive parents never filed for their citizenship status.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down12
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkTIL that some Korean-Americans who were adopted from South Korea when they were children, were deportable to South Korea because their adoptive parents never filed for their citizenship status.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square1fedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 days agoTIL "NA" in videogames is short for 'North America' and not 'Non Applicable'plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down18
arrow-up1125arrow-down1message-squareTIL "NA" in videogames is short for 'North America' and not 'Non Applicable'plus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square20fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agoTIL winners of an essay-writing contest got their cheques on 1 inch thick steel plates.plus-squarewww.weirduniverse.netexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkTIL winners of an essay-writing contest got their cheques on 1 inch thick steel plates.plus-squarewww.weirduniverse.netQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square9fedilink
TehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL: Reader's Digest's website has a Memes categoryplus-squarewww.rd.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down13
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Reader's Digest's website has a Memes categoryplus-squarewww.rd.comTehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square9fedilink