_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down15
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square8fedilink
realitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL antiperspirant works better if applied at night before bedplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down110
arrow-up1184arrow-down1external-linkTIL antiperspirant works better if applied at night before bedplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comrealitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square43fedilink
Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 2 days agoTIL About Perpetual Stewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1382arrow-down16
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkTIL About Perpetual Stewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square122fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL about Bouvet Island, the most remote island in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down11
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Bouvet Island, the most remote island in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL in 1933 the Wall Street Journal had a headline which read "Berlin Views Hitler Calmly: Rise in stocks reflects confidence he will not disrupt nation's affairs"plus-squarewww.snopes.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up11.18Karrow-down16
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1933 the Wall Street Journal had a headline which read "Berlin Views Hitler Calmly: Rise in stocks reflects confidence he will not disrupt nation's affairs"plus-squarewww.snopes.comWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square116fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL about all the extremely funny noises the rock hyrax makes.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down12
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkTIL about all the extremely funny noises the rock hyrax makes.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL when applying for a British passport online, your identity has to be confirmed by someone who is not a relative, knows you for two years, and has to be from a specific (weird) list of professions.plus-squarewww.passport.service.gov.ukexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down17
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkTIL when applying for a British passport online, your identity has to be confirmed by someone who is not a relative, knows you for two years, and has to be from a specific (weird) list of professions.plus-squarewww.passport.service.gov.ukFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square69fedilink
kamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoThere's a flying squid?plus-squarewww.discoverwildlife.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down13
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkThere's a flying squid?plus-squarewww.discoverwildlife.comkamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square28fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about pottery made by the Mimbres people, part of the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture in the U.S. Southwest. Their pottery can only be described as being made by people with a sense of humor.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down11
arrow-up1132arrow-down1imageTIL about pottery made by the Mimbres people, part of the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture in the U.S. Southwest. Their pottery can only be described as being made by people with a sense of humor.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 8 days agoTIL that India cut the Pythagorean theorem—Edit: its similarity proof—, periodic table, and evolution from mandatory education in June 2023 Edit: before adding it back a week laterplus-squarelockwww.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1565arrow-down152
arrow-up1513arrow-down1external-linkTIL that India cut the Pythagorean theorem—Edit: its similarity proof—, periodic table, and evolution from mandatory education in June 2023 Edit: before adding it back a week laterplus-squarelockwww.dw.comAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 8 days agomessage-square106fedilink
200ok@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about the "ice pick headache" where it feels like you're being repeatedly stabbed with an ice pickplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down10
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the "ice pick headache" where it feels like you're being repeatedly stabbed with an ice pickplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.org200ok@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square16fedilink
Sundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agoTIL that the Internet Archive has almost every issue of Galaxy Magazine available to read for free onlineplus-squarearchive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down10
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Internet Archive has almost every issue of Galaxy Magazine available to read for free onlineplus-squarearchive.orgSundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square8fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL that Bill Murray repeated the same day 12,395 times in Groundhog Dayplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down160
arrow-up176arrow-down1message-squareTIL that Bill Murray repeated the same day 12,395 times in Groundhog Dayplus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square38fedilink
zlatiah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL of Darwin's Ark, a community research nonprofit aimed to better understand household pets (and they are actively seeking ppl to help with cat research!)plus-squaredarwinsark.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Darwin's Ark, a community research nonprofit aimed to better understand household pets (and they are actively seeking ppl to help with cat research!)plus-squaredarwinsark.orgzlatiah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoTIL about the Jiger, the first-ever offroad vehicle. It was invented in Canada by John Gower-Rempel (J-G-R or Jiger). It had six wheels and weighed only 300 lbs (136 kg).plus-squareutvcanada.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down12
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Jiger, the first-ever offroad vehicle. It was invented in Canada by John Gower-Rempel (J-G-R or Jiger). It had six wheels and weighed only 300 lbs (136 kg).plus-squareutvcanada.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square3fedilink
sundray@lemmus.orgEnglish · 11 days agoTIL about a bookmarklet that takes you directly to a YouTube video's thumbnailplus-squaregist.github.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkTIL about a bookmarklet that takes you directly to a YouTube video's thumbnailplus-squaregist.github.comsundray@lemmus.orgEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square4fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL: How The Zionist Billionaire Family Of Gilbert Bigio Has Ruled Haiti for Over 100 Yearsplus-squarelockyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down118
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How The Zionist Billionaire Family Of Gilbert Bigio Has Ruled Haiti for Over 100 Yearsplus-squarelockyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square11fedilink
JimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish · 13 days agoTIL what a fatberg isplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down12
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkTIL what a fatberg isplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgJimmyBigSausage@lemm.eeEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square32fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL that Orcas sometimes eat mooseplus-squarewww.americanoceans.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down12
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Orcas sometimes eat mooseplus-squarewww.americanoceans.orggedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square19fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL that in 2017, the European Southern Observatory in Chile was able to get an image of the red supergiant star Antares that was detailed enough to show its surface and atmosphere!plus-squarewww.eso.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down13
arrow-up1222arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2017, the European Southern Observatory in Chile was able to get an image of the red supergiant star Antares that was detailed enough to show its surface and atmosphere!plus-squarewww.eso.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square6fedilink