IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1282
arrow-up1282external-linkTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up186
arrow-up186external-linkTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1179
arrow-up1179external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-up1124
arrow-up1124external-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.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-up1155
arrow-up1155external-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.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square20linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-up1127
arrow-up1127external-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.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square7linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1127
arrow-up1127external-linkTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1129
arrow-up1129external-linkTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1148
arrow-up1148external-linkTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square15linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1106
arrow-up1106external-linkTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up13
arrow-up13external-linkTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink