_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up15
arrow-up15message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square1linkfedilink
jared@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoYellow journalism - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkYellow journalism - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgjared@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agoTIL about REEForest, a EU project that aims to boost Mediterranean marine biodiversity by restoring an endangered species of brown algaeplus-squarereeforest.euexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183external-linkTIL about REEForest, a EU project that aims to boost Mediterranean marine biodiversity by restoring an endangered species of brown algaeplus-squarereeforest.eutomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
DearMoogle@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-28 months agoTIL the smallest known reptile in the world is a chameleonplus-squaremedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1421
arrow-up1421imageTIL the smallest known reptile in the world is a chameleonplus-squaremedia.piefed.socialDearMoogle@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months agoTIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1318
arrow-up1318external-linkTIL the pound was named because 240 Sterlings (pennies) weighed a pound.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square39linkfedilink
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 8 months agoTIL that Orson Welles hated his nose and had a collection of fake noses he wore almost constantlyplus-squarecinemasojourns.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1166
arrow-up1166external-linkTIL that Orson Welles hated his nose and had a collection of fake noses he wore almost constantlyplus-squarecinemasojourns.comMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
deaddigger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoTIL about Hyperaccumulators, a low cost way of recyling contaminated soilplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1133
arrow-up1133external-linkTIL about Hyperaccumulators, a low cost way of recyling contaminated soilplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgdeaddigger@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square17linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months agoTIL the word dollar came from a combination of Jesus' grandfathers name and the German word for valley.plus-squarewww.saturdayeveningpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up154
arrow-up154external-linkTIL the word dollar came from a combination of Jesus' grandfathers name and the German word for valley.plus-squarewww.saturdayeveningpost.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 8 months agoTIL Disney killed a bunch of puppies making "Snow Buddies" and weren't allowed to use the "no animals were harmed" claimlemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square129linkfedilinkarrow-up11.04K
arrow-up11.04KimageTIL Disney killed a bunch of puppies making "Snow Buddies" and weren't allowed to use the "no animals were harmed" claimlemmy.dbzer0.comMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square129linkfedilink
Jaden Norman@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTID A woman meant to buy cheap lottery tickets with $40, but was bumped and bought a $30 ticket by accident — then won $10 million.www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up121
arrow-up121external-linkTID A woman meant to buy cheap lottery tickets with $40, but was bumped and bought a $30 ticket by accident — then won $10 million.www.npr.orgJaden Norman@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-28 months agoTIL about Koshiro Tanaka, a Japanese salaryman who left to join the Muhajadeen and taught them karateplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up177
arrow-up177external-linkTIL about Koshiro Tanaka, a Japanese salaryman who left to join the Muhajadeen and taught them karateplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
teft@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL about limnic eruptions, a type of natural hazard in which dissolved CO2 erupts from deep lake waters forming a gas cloud capable of asphyxiating everything in its path.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1162
arrow-up1162external-linkTIL about limnic eruptions, a type of natural hazard in which dissolved CO2 erupts from deep lake waters forming a gas cloud capable of asphyxiating everything in its path.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgteft@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square10linkfedilink
Davriellelouna@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agoTIL that a British Spy working for MI6 revealed the Fordo Mountain was a secret nuclear facilityplus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up175
arrow-up175external-linkTIL that a British Spy working for MI6 revealed the Fordo Mountain was a secret nuclear facilityplus-squarewww.nytimes.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
kionite231@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months agoTIL you can't enter non-ascii character as username on IRC ( Libera Chat )plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up140
arrow-up140message-squareTIL you can't enter non-ascii character as username on IRC ( Libera Chat )plus-squarekionite231@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 8 months agoTIL Y2K38 (Y2K is coming back in 13 years)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1124
arrow-up1124external-linkTIL Y2K38 (Y2K is coming back in 13 years)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square22linkfedilink
StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 months agoTIL that I can drag a download link to my KDE desktop and it will automatically save the file to that location.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1130
arrow-up1130message-squareTIL that I can drag a download link to my KDE desktop and it will automatically save the file to that location.plus-squareStrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agoToday I learned spinster originally meant a woman who was amazing at weaving plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up178
arrow-up178message-squareToday I learned spinster originally meant a woman who was amazing at weaving plus-squareLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agoTIL companies can still discriminate against people born out of wedlock or if their parents divorceplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1134
arrow-up1134message-squareTIL companies can still discriminate against people born out of wedlock or if their parents divorceplus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square29linkfedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoTIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckoldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1162
arrow-up1162external-linkTIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckoldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square27linkfedilink
artifex@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agoTIL the first use of the term "brain rot" was in Henry David Thoreau's Waldenplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1152
arrow-up1152external-linkTIL the first use of the term "brain rot" was in Henry David Thoreau's Waldenplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govartifex@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink