frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Preventer79@sh.itjust.works · 22 days agoTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907quoteinvestigator.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907quoteinvestigator.comPreventer79@sh.itjust.works · 22 days agomessage-square5fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 28 days agoTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square0fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 29 days agoFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down14
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 29 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Dessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-21 month agoTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down19
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auDessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-21 month agomessage-square21fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down12
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10fedilink
crozilla@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down13
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govcrozilla@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square8fedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilink
medem@lemmy.wtf · 3 months agoTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down13
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgmedem@lemmy.wtf · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agoTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down124
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mltetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agomessage-square52fedilink
HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months 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-square2fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13
arrow-up131arrow-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-squareHotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agomessage-square2fedilink
psychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpsychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
paranoid@lemmy.world · 6 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-square6fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down115
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comparanoid@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square6fedilink
Kathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agoToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down15
arrow-up1157arrow-down1imageToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlKathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Flax@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agoTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Chinese province controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down16
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Chinese province controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlax@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square4fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-26 months agoThe worlds largest Super-bulldozer was never usedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkThe worlds largest Super-bulldozer was never usedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square13fedilink
Chris@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agoTIL there are "libraries" in London where you can borrow gadgetsplus-squaresecretldn.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down11
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are "libraries" in London where you can borrow gadgetsplus-squaresecretldn.comChris@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square7fedilink
nothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 6 months agoTIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggaeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkTIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggaeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgnothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Kathrin@trouth.eu · 7 months agoToday I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11
arrow-up130arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it.plus-squareKathrin@trouth.eu · 7 months agomessage-square5fedilink
