_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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Maimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 hours agoTIL about erdstall , more than 600 tunnel found across Europe of unknown origin but are believed to date from the Middle Agesplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkTIL about erdstall , more than 600 tunnel found across Europe of unknown origin but are believed to date from the Middle Agesplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
lettruthout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL: FEMA has a Hurricane Rumor Response siteplus-squarewww.fema.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL: FEMA has a Hurricane Rumor Response siteplus-squarewww.fema.govlettruthout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL: Bill Gates is Now the Largest Private Farmland Owner in the USplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Bill Gates is Now the Largest Private Farmland Owner in the USplus-squareyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.plus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.plus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL that you technically aren't allowed to enter Valley Metro public transit if you just peed your pantsplus-squarewww.valleymetro.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-26 days agomessage-square0fedilink
takeheart@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 8 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL about the reverse boustrophedon writing style used by the Easter island peopleplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the reverse boustrophedon writing style used by the Easter island peopleplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgoce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square0fedilink
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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square0fedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL: Iran put a 80 million dollar bounty on Donald Trump in 2020plus-squarewww.ndtv.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Iran put a 80 million dollar bounty on Donald Trump in 2020plus-squarewww.ndtv.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL: Suicide Rate in the United States Just Hit Highest Point in 75 Yearsplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Suicide Rate in the United States Just Hit Highest Point in 75 Yearsplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agoTIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United Statesplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 10 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL Obama from ages 6 to 10 lived in Indonesia and can speak Indonesian.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Obama from ages 6 to 10 lived in Indonesia and can speak Indonesian.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgsomeguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agoTIL Costa Rica has had no military since 1949plus-squarewww.thesoldiersproject.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Costa Rica has had no military since 1949plus-squarewww.thesoldiersproject.orgsomeguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agomessage-square0fedilink
soumerd_retardataire@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL how much it clearly didn't stop at Aristotle and Alexander the Greatplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL how much it clearly didn't stop at Aristotle and Alexander the Greatplus-squarelemmy.worldsoumerd_retardataire@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 14 days agomessage-square0fedilink