_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down13
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square8fedilink
someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL the word Alpine originates from the word Alps, meaning "of the Alps"plus-squarevenere.itexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down112
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL the word Alpine originates from the word Alps, meaning "of the Alps"plus-squarevenere.itsomeguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square7fedilink
58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL about 'grid cells', neurons which constitute the brain's in-built positioning system, allowing us and many other animals to navigate Euclidean space (they earned their discoverers a Nobel Prize)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down11
arrow-up1140arrow-down1external-linkTIL about 'grid cells', neurons which constitute the brain's in-built positioning system, allowing us and many other animals to navigate Euclidean space (they earned their discoverers a Nobel Prize)plus-squareen.wikipedia.org58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilink
Theo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Medieval people were more hygienic than popular belief, they bathed regularly with soap!plus-squaregoing-medieval.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down11
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkTIL Medieval people were more hygienic than popular belief, they bathed regularly with soap!plus-squaregoing-medieval.comTheo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square22fedilink
index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 hours agoTIL about Mazen al-Hamada and the tortures perpetrated by the Syrian regimeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down14
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Mazen al-Hamada and the tortures perpetrated by the Syrian regimeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgindex@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
LambdaRX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Pigeons can carry Internet trafficplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down16
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkTIL Pigeons can carry Internet trafficplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLambdaRX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square13fedilink
Theo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL The 'Hawaiian Pizza' or 'Pineapple Pizza' was invented by a Greek immigrant in Canada and called Hawaiian due to the can of pineapples he used.plus-squareus.gozney.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1431arrow-down16
arrow-up1425arrow-down1external-linkTIL The 'Hawaiian Pizza' or 'Pineapple Pizza' was invented by a Greek immigrant in Canada and called Hawaiian due to the can of pineapples he used.plus-squareus.gozney.comTheo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square113fedilink
Daze@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Most chewing gum is made of Plastic.plus-squarewww.newfoodmagazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down170
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkTIL Most chewing gum is made of Plastic.plus-squarewww.newfoodmagazine.comDaze@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square63fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL McDonalds once gave away Gillette safety razors as part of a promotional deal.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down15
arrow-up1163arrow-down1imageTIL McDonalds once gave away Gillette safety razors as part of a promotional deal.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square26fedilink
CommissarVulpin@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL about the Narrows or Dalles, a stretch of the Columbia river with narrow, deep, and fast rapids caused by basalt formations.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Narrows or Dalles, a stretch of the Columbia river with narrow, deep, and fast rapids caused by basalt formations.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgCommissarVulpin@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square6fedilink
NightCreature@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that if you search "thank my driver" on the Amazon app, you can give your most recent Amazon driver a $5 tip at no cost to you. This is a limited time promotion.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1537arrow-down183
arrow-up1454arrow-down1imageTIL that if you search "thank my driver" on the Amazon app, you can give your most recent Amazon driver a $5 tip at no cost to you. This is a limited time promotion.plus-squarelemmy.worldNightCreature@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square125fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that candy canes may have been invented to keep kids quiet in churchplus-squarewww.rd.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down11
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkTIL that candy canes may have been invented to keep kids quiet in churchplus-squarewww.rd.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square17fedilink
Allah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Carbon oxygen bond is so strong that even in temperatures up to 6500-7500 °C the main product of CO2 decomposition is COplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down11
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkTIL Carbon oxygen bond is so strong that even in temperatures up to 6500-7500 °C the main product of CO2 decomposition is COplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comAllah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square2fedilink
LambdaRX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Santa isn't realplus-squaresimple.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down133
arrow-up1-18arrow-down1external-linkTIL Santa isn't realplus-squaresimple.wikipedia.orgLambdaRX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8fedilink
Sundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agoTIL about the Chatham House Ruleplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareTIL about the Chatham House Ruleplus-squareSundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square3fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL "This machine kills fascists" is a message that American musician Woody Guthrie placed on his guitar in the mid-1940s, starting in 1943.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1495arrow-down14
arrow-up1491arrow-down1external-linkTIL "This machine kills fascists" is a message that American musician Woody Guthrie placed on his guitar in the mid-1940s, starting in 1943.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square49fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 10 days agoBretton Woods System & Petrodollarplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down12
arrow-up172arrow-down1message-squareBretton Woods System & Petrodollarplus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square26fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL The Mystery of Kaspar Hauserplus-squarewww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down12
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Mystery of Kaspar Hauserplus-squarewww.livescience.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square8fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agoTIL , Why Do Animals Keep Evolving into Crabs?plus-squarewww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down115
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkTIL , Why Do Animals Keep Evolving into Crabs?plus-squarewww.scientificamerican.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square60fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL about Walter Potter and his disturbingly whimsical Victorian-era taxidermyplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down12
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Walter Potter and his disturbingly whimsical Victorian-era taxidermyplus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square4fedilink