_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down16
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square8linkfedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL the first ever internet café had to buy its domain name from the Amishplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down13
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareTIL the first ever internet café had to buy its domain name from the Amishplus-squareklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square11linkfedilink
EfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1232arrow-down116
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgEfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square34linkfedilink
Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL known victims of CSAM can file restitution claims against people who view their abuse imagesplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down15
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkTIL known victims of CSAM can file restitution claims against people who view their abuse imagesplus-squarearstechnica.comWispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square12linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. It later appraised and sold for £650k.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down112
arrow-up1274arrow-down1external-linkTIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. It later appraised and sold for £650k.plus-squarewww.cnn.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.plus-squarewww.usni.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down11
arrow-up1214arrow-down1external-linkTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.plus-squarewww.usni.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down16
arrow-up1113arrow-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.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL Meme is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with healingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down16
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL Meme is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with healingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 4 days agoTIL: There is a demon named "Leonard". He's a three-horned goat in charge of orgies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down13
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There is a demon named "Leonard". He's a three-horned goat in charge of orgies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
mysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoTIL there's a dollar store equivalent in the UK called "Poundland"plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down110
arrow-up1314arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a dollar store equivalent in the UK called "Poundland"plus-squarewww.bbc.commysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square49linkfedilink
Durian@lemmy.cafeEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL we need sleep because waste products such as adenosine, which make us feel sleepy, build up while we're awake. Without sleep we die from our brain overdosing itself on its "sleeping pills"plus-squarewww.buzzworthy.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down135
arrow-up1200arrow-down1external-linkTIL we need sleep because waste products such as adenosine, which make us feel sleepy, build up while we're awake. Without sleep we die from our brain overdosing itself on its "sleeping pills"plus-squarewww.buzzworthy.comDurian@lemmy.cafeEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about The Boss, an Albertan grizzly bear weighing a mammoth 300kg who's fathered hundreds of cubs and survived a head-on hit from a train.plus-squarewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down11
arrow-up1174arrow-down1external-linkTIL about The Boss, an Albertan grizzly bear weighing a mammoth 300kg who's fathered hundreds of cubs and survived a head-on hit from a train.plus-squarewww.cbc.caFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-square20linkfedilinkarrow-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.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL Erica Chenoweth et al. studied over 323 movements and found that in aggregate, nonviolent civil resistance was far more effective in producing changeplus-squarenews.harvard.eduexternal-linkmessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up1333arrow-down143
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkTIL Erica Chenoweth et al. studied over 323 movements and found that in aggregate, nonviolent civil resistance was far more effective in producing changeplus-squarenews.harvard.eduWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square78linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoTIL there's a skate park for visually impaired.plus-squarelaughingsquid.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down13
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a skate park for visually impaired.plus-squarelaughingsquid.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
FenrirIII@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson) was a mathematicianplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down12
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkTIL Lewis Carroll (aka Charles Dodgson) was a mathematicianplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFenrirIII@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down12
arrow-up1124arrow-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.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
daniel_callahan@jlai.luBannedEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL that in 1974, the New York Times wrote that Alberta 🇨🇦 has so much Oil Money that they don't know what to do with it.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1974, the New York Times wrote that Alberta 🇨🇦 has so much Oil Money that they don't know what to do with it.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comdaniel_callahan@jlai.luBannedEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Donald Trump, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and Boy George were all born on 14 June.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down112
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTIL Donald Trump, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and Boy George were all born on 14 June.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Baijiu is the most consumed liquor in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down13
arrow-up190arrow-down1external-linkTIL Baijiu is the most consumed liquor in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink