jaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTIL about Detroit Electricplus-squarelockpinlemmy.worldimagemessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down16
arrow-up1259arrow-down1imageTIL about Detroit Electricplus-squarelockpinlemmy.worldjaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square72linkfedilink
_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square1linkfedilink
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoTIL polar bears are fucking massiveplus-squaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square141linkfedilinkarrow-up1713arrow-down17
arrow-up1706arrow-down1imageTIL polar bears are fucking massiveplus-squaresh.itjust.worksQuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square141linkfedilink
brem@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe Metric Systemplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square103linkfedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down117
arrow-up1223arrow-down1imageThe Metric Systemplus-squarelemmy.worldbrem@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square103linkfedilink
hexagonwin@lemmy.todayEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL Keynes didn't say "The market can stay irrational longer than you can remain solvent"quoteinvestigator.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkTIL Keynes didn't say "The market can stay irrational longer than you can remain solvent"quoteinvestigator.comhexagonwin@lemmy.todayEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square4linkfedilink
gandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-26 hours agoTIL about the simplest combustion engine (teapot engine)plus-squarefeddit.orgimagemessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down122
arrow-up17arrow-down1imageTIL about the simplest combustion engine (teapot engine)plus-squarefeddit.orggandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-26 hours agomessage-square13linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoTIL Claude Emile Jean-Baptiste Litre was invented so the short form of the litre could be capitalized.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down15
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL Claude Emile Jean-Baptiste Litre was invented so the short form of the litre could be capitalized.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square12linkfedilink
58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL wolves have been noted to engage in a kind of "fallow field-farming", whereby they allow the deer population in a particular area to recover over the course of several years before killing anyplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down16
arrow-up1181arrow-down1message-squareTIL wolves have been noted to engage in a kind of "fallow field-farming", whereby they allow the deer population in a particular area to recover over the course of several years before killing anyplus-square58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square12linkfedilink
dacalla@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that Halloween is, by far, the most dangerous day of the year for child pedestrians.lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down153
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Halloween is, by far, the most dangerous day of the year for child pedestrians.lemmy.zipdacalla@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square31linkfedilink
EfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL "WC" is an initialism for "water closet"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down124
arrow-up1170arrow-down1external-linkTIL "WC" is an initialism for "water closet"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgEfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that Mike Judge graduated with a degree in Physics.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down11
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Mike Judge graduated with a degree in Physics.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgTrackenDaKracken@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
Fossy@programming.devEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL that the head of the US Supreme Court owns an island. People are protesting against his rulings. He is feeling isolated and angry. It's ruining his summerplus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down19
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the head of the US Supreme Court owns an island. People are protesting against his rulings. He is feeling isolated and angry. It's ruining his summerplus-squarewww.nytimes.comFossy@programming.devEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoTIL some Scandinavian countries eat blood pancakes. (made with whipped reindeer blood.)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square140linkfedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down114
arrow-up1230arrow-down1external-linkTIL some Scandinavian countries eat blood pancakes. (made with whipped reindeer blood.)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square140linkfedilink
velma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agoTIL about Emma Sulkowicz who carried the mattress she was raped on every day at Columbia until her rapist was expelled. He never was.plus-squarelocktime.comexternal-linkmessage-square173linkfedilinkarrow-up1970arrow-down129
arrow-up1941arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Emma Sulkowicz who carried the mattress she was raped on every day at Columbia until her rapist was expelled. He never was.plus-squarelocktime.comvelma@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square173linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL witches were hanged in the U.S. and England., but burned in Scotland.plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down13
arrow-up1191arrow-down1external-linkTIL witches were hanged in the U.S. and England., but burned in Scotland.plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square60linkfedilink
gandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agoCloudflare uses lava lamp as a source of randomnessplus-squarefeddit.orgimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down14
arrow-up1164arrow-down1imageCloudflare uses lava lamp as a source of randomnessplus-squarefeddit.orggandalf_der_13te@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL the BASE in Base Jumping stands for Buildings, Antennas, Spans, and Earth.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down12
arrow-up1154arrow-down1message-squareTIL the BASE in Base Jumping stands for Buildings, Antennas, Spans, and Earth.plus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
stenAanden@feddit.dkEnglish · 8 days agoTIL there were 4 distinct Spanish armadas and every single one failedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down11
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkTIL there were 4 distinct Spanish armadas and every single one failedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgstenAanden@feddit.dkEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Uri@infosec.pubEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Bangladesh once banned Japanese manga cartoon Doreamonplus-squarewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkTIL Bangladesh once banned Japanese manga cartoon Doreamonplus-squarewww.abc.net.auUri@infosec.pubEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days agoTIL only one navy warship was allowed to fly a pirate flag at sea.plus-squarewww.military.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down15
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkTIL only one navy warship was allowed to fly a pirate flag at sea.plus-squarewww.military.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink