RandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 12 hours agoTIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1642arrow-down13
arrow-up1639arrow-down1external-linkTIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgRandAlThor@lemmy.ca · 12 hours agomessage-square72fedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agoToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down16
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squarecm0002@lemmy.world · edit-21 day agomessage-square5fedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 9 days agoTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square3fedilink
s08nlql9@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-213 days agoTIL how actors fake drug sniffingplus-squaregeektyrant.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down14
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkTIL how actors fake drug sniffingplus-squaregeektyrant.coms08nlql9@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-213 days agomessage-square3fedilink
DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoTIL about this device for resuscitating canaries in coal minesplus-squaremuseumcrush.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkTIL about this device for resuscitating canaries in coal minesplus-squaremuseumcrush.orgDeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square1fedilink
hossein@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-21 month agoTIL in Saudi Arabia, a Wikipedia editor has been sentenced to 32 years of imprisonment just because of editing Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1409arrow-down15
arrow-up1404arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Saudi Arabia, a Wikipedia editor has been sentenced to 32 years of imprisonment just because of editing Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orghossein@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square29fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoTIL rats can distinguish between Riesling and Sauvignon Blancplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL rats can distinguish between Riesling and Sauvignon Blancplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square12fedilink
bane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-22 months agoTIL the first successful heart surgery was performed in 1893, by a black american surgeon that opened the first black owned and operated hospital in the USA.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down14
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first successful heart surgery was performed in 1893, by a black american surgeon that opened the first black owned and operated hospital in the USA.plus-squareyoutu.bebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square22fedilink
realitista@lemm.ee · 2 months agoTIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down11
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkTIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comrealitista@lemm.ee · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilink
Otter@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-22 months agoTIL that up to 70% of the sand on some white sandy beaches was excreted by parrotfish after eating coralplus-squaremanoa.hawaii.eduexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down12
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkTIL that up to 70% of the sand on some white sandy beaches was excreted by parrotfish after eating coralplus-squaremanoa.hawaii.eduOtter@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square21fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL hotels in Malaysia have no 4th, 14th, or 24th floor.plus-squarewww.neatorama.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down14
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL hotels in Malaysia have no 4th, 14th, or 24th floor.plus-squarewww.neatorama.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
vatlark@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agoTIL the Hairy Ball theoremplus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down12
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Hairy Ball theoremplus-squarewikipedia.orgvatlark@lemmy.world · edit-22 months agomessage-square47fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL there's a sport called cheese rolling.plus-squarewww.traditionalsports.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a sport called cheese rolling.plus-squarewww.traditionalsports.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square11fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL graham crackers were invented to help Americans curb sexual desires.plus-squareallthatsinteresting.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down12
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTIL graham crackers were invented to help Americans curb sexual desires.plus-squareallthatsinteresting.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square30fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL that of the over 1500 people who died in the Titanic disaster, only 337 bodies were recovered.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTIL that of the over 1500 people who died in the Titanic disaster, only 337 bodies were recovered.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
200ok@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTIL I'm not the only person that sees slightly different hues with each eyeplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down15
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareTIL I'm not the only person that sees slightly different hues with each eyeplus-square200ok@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL B.F. Skinner invented an air crib.plus-squaremedia.pluto.psy.uconn.eduexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL B.F. Skinner invented an air crib.plus-squaremedia.pluto.psy.uconn.eduQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL Canada is building a space port in Nova Scotiaplus-squarewww.maritimelaunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL Canada is building a space port in Nova Scotiaplus-squarewww.maritimelaunch.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 2 months agoToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comcm0002@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink
ooli2@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-23 months agoTIL about Encephalitis lethargica - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Encephalitis lethargica - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgooli2@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square1fedilink