_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down12
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Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down15
arrow-up1367arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square62fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down11
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square42fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL about the Orkney vole, a population of voles found on the Orkney islands in Scotland, and believed to be a very early example of an invasive species, brought by neolithic traders from Europe.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down10
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Orkney vole, a population of voles found on the Orkney islands in Scotland, and believed to be a very early example of an invasive species, brought by neolithic traders from Europe.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square5fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL about a 8 Centuries-Old Mystery Sword Inscriptionplus-squareabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down11
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL about a 8 Centuries-Old Mystery Sword Inscriptionplus-squareabcnews.go.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square7fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 3 days agoTIL the crowdsourced US-Mexico border wall added over $20 million in taxable land improvement to a private farm, increasing the tax burden by 75 timesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down11
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkTIL the crowdsourced US-Mexico border wall added over $20 million in taxable land improvement to a private farm, increasing the tax burden by 75 timesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 3 days agomessage-square29fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL a silly Looney Tunes joke is factual.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down14
arrow-up1379arrow-down1imageTIL a silly Looney Tunes joke is factual.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square28fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL about erdstall , more than 600 tunnel found across Europe of unknown origin but are believed to date from the Middle Agesplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down17
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkTIL about erdstall , more than 600 tunnel found across Europe of unknown origin but are believed to date from the Middle Agesplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square31fedilink
observantTrapezium@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that Inuvik, NWT is the largest town in Canada whose antipodal point lies within Antarcticaplus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down12
arrow-up188arrow-down1imageTIL that Inuvik, NWT is the largest town in Canada whose antipodal point lies within Antarcticaplus-squarelemmy.caobservantTrapezium@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square20fedilink
Maimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down112
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square25fedilink
lettruthout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL: FEMA has a Hurricane Rumor Response siteplus-squarewww.fema.govexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkTIL: FEMA has a Hurricane Rumor Response siteplus-squarewww.fema.govlettruthout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that an astrophistics who is Malaysian is and will be our first leading leader to Aliens.plus-squarewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down153
arrow-up1-46arrow-down1external-linkTIL that an astrophistics who is Malaysian is and will be our first leading leader to Aliens.plus-squarewww.cbsnews.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about the Shiva hypothesis, a hypothesis that periodic mass extinctions are caused by the solar system crossing the galactic planeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down110
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Shiva hypothesis, a hypothesis that periodic mass extinctions are caused by the solar system crossing the galactic planeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square7fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.plus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down13
arrow-up1324arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.plus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square28fedilink
dullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL that you technically aren't allowed to enter Valley Metro public transit if you just peed your pantsplus-squarewww.valleymetro.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down18
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTIL that you technically aren't allowed to enter Valley Metro public transit if you just peed your pantsplus-squarewww.valleymetro.orgdullbananas (Joseph Silva)@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square32fedilink
takeheart@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL about Titivillus a medieval demon that would feed on misspellings, mispronounced syllables and mumbled words. He was considered a natural enemy and tempter of scribes.plus-squareblog.lostartpress.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down14
arrow-up1384arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Titivillus a medieval demon that would feed on misspellings, mispronounced syllables and mumbled words. He was considered a natural enemy and tempter of scribes.plus-squareblog.lostartpress.comtakeheart@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square31fedilink
I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 11 days ago[TIL] Florida had a smaller official population than West Virginia until the 1950 census. In the 2020 census, Florida had just over 12 times the population of West Virginia.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down12
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-link[TIL] Florida had a smaller official population than West Virginia until the 1950 census. In the 2020 census, Florida had just over 12 times the population of West Virginia.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgI'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placeEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square15fedilink
oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · edit-212 days agoTIL about the reverse boustrophedon writing style used by the Easter island peopleplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down10
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the reverse boustrophedon writing style used by the Easter island peopleplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgoce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square11fedilink
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 12 days agoTIL mass fatality causing "humam stampedes" and "hysterical masses" are myths which shift responsibility from organisers for fatal crowd incidents which "invariably" result from poor organisationplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down123
arrow-up1207arrow-down1message-squareTIL mass fatality causing "humam stampedes" and "hysterical masses" are myths which shift responsibility from organisers for fatal crowd incidents which "invariably" result from poor organisationplus-squareFundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square23fedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL: Iran put a 80 million dollar bounty on Donald Trump in 2020plus-squarewww.ndtv.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down116
arrow-up1412arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Iran put a 80 million dollar bounty on Donald Trump in 2020plus-squarewww.ndtv.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square45fedilink