_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
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Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoTIL mondegreen is the mishearing of the words in a song.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down11
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkTIL mondegreen is the mishearing of the words in a song.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square50fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 hours agoTIL that the original meme "feeling cute, might delete later" was of Squidward.plus-squareknowyourmeme.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down14
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the original meme "feeling cute, might delete later" was of Squidward.plus-squareknowyourmeme.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square3fedilink
orlyowl@piefed.caEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the color "chartreuse" is named after a liqueurplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1299arrow-down13
arrow-up1296arrow-down1external-linkTIL the color "chartreuse" is named after a liqueurplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgorlyowl@piefed.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square49fedilink
Keshara@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agoTIL how to get my first Android App running on my phoneplus-squarepiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down112
arrow-up1113arrow-down1imageTIL how to get my first Android App running on my phoneplus-squarepiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneKeshara@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square10fedilink
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-23 days agoFedimapplus-squarefediversemap.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down13
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkFedimapplus-squarefediversemap.comgandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square13fedilink
ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL One of the two brothers who founded the Guinness Book of World Records was assassinated by the IRAplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down14
arrow-up1299arrow-down1external-linkTIL One of the two brothers who founded the Guinness Book of World Records was assassinated by the IRAplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgReverendIrreverence@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square17fedilink
Valnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that Turkey asks gay people to provide explicit photos of them to be exempt from military serviceplus-squaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1588arrow-down14
arrow-up1584arrow-down1imageTIL that Turkey asks gay people to provide explicit photos of them to be exempt from military serviceplus-squaresh.itjust.worksValnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square113fedilink
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL about the Murder of Ashley Zhao, a 5 year old girl who was beaten to death by her mother, and then the mother hid the body in the family restaurant with help from Ashley's father.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down111
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Murder of Ashley Zhao, a 5 year old girl who was beaten to death by her mother, and then the mother hid the body in the family restaurant with help from Ashley's father.plus-squareen.wikipedia.org「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(he/him)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Something Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish · 2 days agoTIL James Matthew Barrie, author of Peter Pan, founded an amateur cricket team called the Allahakbarriesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkTIL James Matthew Barrie, author of Peter Pan, founded an amateur cricket team called the Allahakbarriesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the "dab" dance movement is banned in Saudi Arabia for supposed associations with narcotics and people got arrested for itplus-squarewww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down13
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkTIL the "dab" dance movement is banned in Saudi Arabia for supposed associations with narcotics and people got arrested for itplus-squarewww.independent.co.ukoce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square13fedilink
violet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL about the 1879 Mandalay Palace massacre, in which over forty royals were executed by co-conspirators to secure King Thibaw’s claim to the throne.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down10
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the 1879 Mandalay Palace massacre, in which over forty royals were executed by co-conspirators to secure King Thibaw’s claim to the throne.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgviolet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
violet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, served as a concubine to Emperor Taizong before later becoming the Empress of his son, Emperor Gaozong.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down15
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, served as a concubine to Emperor Taizong before later becoming the Empress of his son, Emperor Gaozong.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgviolet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square11fedilink
RegularJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Romania’s illicit handmade CoBra computer of the 1980s. The authorities could seize the students’ electronics, make them pay fines, and could expel them from the university for starters.plus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down11
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkTIL Romania’s illicit handmade CoBra computer of the 1980s. The authorities could seize the students’ electronics, make them pay fines, and could expel them from the university for starters.plus-squarearstechnica.comRegularJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agoTIL spam (as refering to online unwanted communication) came from a Monty Python sketch.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down12
arrow-up1386arrow-down1external-linkTIL spam (as refering to online unwanted communication) came from a Monty Python sketch.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square51fedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 9 days agoTIL about "Turkey teeth"plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down18
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Turkey teeth"plus-squarewww.youtube.comklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square7fedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL pyranine, the fluorescent used in yellow highlighters, has also been used in hair dyesplus-squarezenodo.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down12
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkTIL pyranine, the fluorescent used in yellow highlighters, has also been used in hair dyesplus-squarezenodo.orgTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Denys Nykula@piefed.socialEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Vim uses hjkl keys for cursor movement because they doubled as arrows keys on Bill Joy's original keyboard.plus-squarecatonmat.netexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkTIL Vim uses hjkl keys for cursor movement because they doubled as arrows keys on Bill Joy's original keyboard.plus-squarecatonmat.netDenys Nykula@piefed.socialEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Helloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."plus-squarelocken.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down110
arrow-up1259arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."plus-squarelocken.wikipedia.orgHelloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square25fedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 10 days agoTIL in 1982 William Shatner paid $10,000-15,000 to an ex-Green Beret named Bo Gritz leading a mercenary force on a raid into Laosplus-squaretheoutline.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down17
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1982 William Shatner paid $10,000-15,000 to an ex-Green Beret named Bo Gritz leading a mercenary force on a raid into Laosplus-squaretheoutline.comklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square11fedilink