_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square0fedilink
Leax177@lemmy.worldBEnglish · edit-211 hours agoTIL that Alexander the Great once started a staged naval battle using his favorite food as his weapons, apples.plus-squarepenelope.uchicago.eduexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down13
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Alexander the Great once started a staged naval battle using his favorite food as his weapons, apples.plus-squarepenelope.uchicago.eduLeax177@lemmy.worldBEnglish · edit-211 hours agomessage-square6fedilink
sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 21 hours agoTIL about the Schrödinger Craterplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Schrödinger Craterplus-squarewww.nature.comsbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square3fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 20 hours agoTIL The Register had an edgy–right-wing–blog phase in the 2000splus-squarewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Register had an edgy–right-wing–blog phase in the 2000splus-squarewww.theregister.comAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 20 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Dick Bongplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down17
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkTIL Dick Bongplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 2 days agoTIL you can order a reprint of an old NYT physical news page—for 60 dollarsplus-squarestore.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down14
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkTIL you can order a reprint of an old NYT physical news page—for 60 dollarsplus-squarestore.nytimes.comAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 2 days agomessage-square11fedilink
cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Taiwanese land controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down18
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Taiwanese land controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square2fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 days agoTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down15
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square5fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about Clarke's three laws, the most famous of which is the third: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1377arrow-down15
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Clarke's three laws, the most famous of which is the third: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square36fedilink
Lunar_Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that in the 1980s the USDA distributed government cheese to low income neighborhoodswww.miamiherald.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down13
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the 1980s the USDA distributed government cheese to low income neighborhoodswww.miamiherald.comLunar_Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square32fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL about Swardspeak, the secret gay language used in the Philippinesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down14
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Swardspeak, the secret gay language used in the Philippinesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square9fedilink
index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agoTIL the founder of Oculus VR Palmer Luckey has gone evilplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down113
arrow-up1382arrow-down1external-linkTIL the founder of Oculus VR Palmer Luckey has gone evilplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgindex@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square52fedilink
SexDwarf@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Mirror's Edge (2008) was written by Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of Sir Terry Pratchettplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1735arrow-down19
arrow-up1726arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mirror's Edge (2008) was written by Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of Sir Terry Pratchettplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgSexDwarf@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square80fedilink
aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL canned bananas are a thing. (And that it's very risky to try doing so yourself.)plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down13
arrow-up1213arrow-down1imageTIL canned bananas are a thing. (And that it's very risky to try doing so yourself.)plus-squarelemmy.worldaeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square23fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that Uzbekistan has a high-speed (>124 mph/200 km/h for upgraded tracks and >155 mph/250 km/h for new tracks) rail network bigger than US, 370 mi/600 km vs 49.9 mi/80.3 kmplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down13
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Uzbekistan has a high-speed (>124 mph/200 km/h for upgraded tracks and >155 mph/250 km/h for new tracks) rail network bigger than US, 370 mi/600 km vs 49.9 mi/80.3 kmplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square12fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about the region-beta paradox, the psychological phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more distressing experiences than from less distressing onesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the region-beta paradox, the psychological phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more distressing experiences than from less distressing onesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square5fedilink
skaarl@feddit.nlEnglish · 5 days agoMahmoud Khalil is in a coming documentary about Palestineplus-squarefeddit.nlimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down18
arrow-up160arrow-down1imageMahmoud Khalil is in a coming documentary about Palestineplus-squarefeddit.nlskaarl@feddit.nlEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Sundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agoTIL That there's a dish in some parts of Southeast Asia called "American Fried Rice"plus-squarewww.webtoons.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down13
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkTIL That there's a dish in some parts of Southeast Asia called "American Fried Rice"plus-squarewww.webtoons.comSundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square8fedilink
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoThe Singular of Data is Dataplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down118
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareThe Singular of Data is Dataplus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square18fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 days agoTIL about the five modes of snake movement: concertina, serpentine, sidewinding, rectilinear and slide-pushingplus-squareuserweb.ucs.louisiana.eduexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down13
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the five modes of snake movement: concertina, serpentine, sidewinding, rectilinear and slide-pushingplus-squareuserweb.ucs.louisiana.eduHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square12fedilink