_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square4fedilink
Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-216 hours agoTIL in 2006 a Putin loyalist wrote a "fictional" novel accurately predicting Russia's future assault on Ukraine. In the novel, this escalates to WWIII followed by the surrender of the U.S. and Europeplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down19
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2006 a Putin loyalist wrote a "fictional" novel accurately predicting Russia's future assault on Ukraine. In the novel, this escalates to WWIII followed by the surrender of the U.S. and Europeplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comBasic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-216 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
fort_burp@feddit.nlEnglish · edit-223 hours agoTIL: Life imitates Art. Full stop.plus-squarewww.imdb.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down14
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Life imitates Art. Full stop.plus-squarewww.imdb.comfort_burp@feddit.nlEnglish · edit-223 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that on April 18, 1930, the BBC reported, "There is no news." and then played piano music for the rest of the broadcast time.message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down11
arrow-up1415arrow-down1message-squareTIL that on April 18, 1930, the BBC reported, "There is no news." and then played piano music for the rest of the broadcast time.Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square30fedilink
33550336@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that William James Sidis, a child prodigy, was a socialist. I see an analogy to Einstein.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down123
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkTIL that William James Sidis, a child prodigy, was a socialist. I see an analogy to Einstein.plus-squareen.wikipedia.org33550336@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12fedilink
Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL -- In addition to the lazy Susan, there's also a lazy Kate for spinning multiple yarns into thicker yarnplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down13
arrow-up1154arrow-down1imageTIL -- In addition to the lazy Susan, there's also a lazy Kate for spinning multiple yarns into thicker yarnplus-squarelemmy.worldCort@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square19fedilink
kwero@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agoTIL adults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passively view social media contentplus-squarewww.ucl.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1332arrow-down111
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkTIL adults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passively view social media contentplus-squarewww.ucl.ac.ukkwero@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square25fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL: Over 33% of All Food Produced Globally is Wastedplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down13
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Over 33% of All Food Produced Globally is Wastedplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square18fedilink
Perspectivist@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that in the early 20th century there were clubs for fat men. You had to be over 200 lbs to join, pay one dollar for membership, and learn a secret handshake and a password.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down13
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareTIL that in the early 20th century there were clubs for fat men. You had to be over 200 lbs to join, pay one dollar for membership, and learn a secret handshake and a password.plus-squarePerspectivist@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square24fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down125
arrow-up1187arrow-down1external-linkTIL Benedict Cumberbatch is the third cousin, 16 times removed from King Richard III who he played in a British miniseries.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square37fedilink
General_Effort@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Tonka Beans are illegal in the USAplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down17
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareTIL Tonka Beans are illegal in the USAplus-squareGeneral_Effort@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square1fedilink
opossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL: The first gay character on TV was from Australian soap opera Number 96 in 1972plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareTIL: The first gay character on TV was from Australian soap opera Number 96 in 1972plus-squareopossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square0fedilink
SourGumGum@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL: A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venusplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1385arrow-down12
arrow-up1383arrow-down1message-squareTIL: A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venusplus-squareSourGumGum@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square47fedilink
𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL: Merriam-Webster.com provides a 'Rhymes' section for (nearly) each word in their online dictionary. Also, check out their RhymeZone page for more search engine capabilities.plus-squarewww.merriam-webster.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down12
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Merriam-Webster.com provides a 'Rhymes' section for (nearly) each word in their online dictionary. Also, check out their RhymeZone page for more search engine capabilities.plus-squarewww.merriam-webster.com𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square3fedilink
James_Fortis@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiberplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down15
arrow-up1479arrow-down1external-linkTIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiberplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govJames_Fortis@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square207fedilink
🏴حمید پیام عباسی🏴@crazypeople.onlineEnglish · 10 days agoBoth Ford and Mercedes own a /8 block of public IP addresses, that is 16 million public IPV4 addresses eachplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down14
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkBoth Ford and Mercedes own a /8 block of public IP addresses, that is 16 million public IPV4 addresses eachplus-squareen.wikipedia.org 🏴حمید پیام عباسی🏴@crazypeople.onlineEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square59fedilink
King@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoJapan shut itself off from the world (Sakoku) for over 200 years, only opening up after U.S. warships forced them in 1853plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down15
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkJapan shut itself off from the world (Sakoku) for over 200 years, only opening up after U.S. warships forced them in 1853plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgKing@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square12fedilink
Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoTIL The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus is a biomechanical oscillator (internal clock) in the brain of animals which synchronizes from external stimuli such as lightplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down13
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus is a biomechanical oscillator (internal clock) in the brain of animals which synchronizes from external stimuli such as lightplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgKrudler@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square12fedilink
khannie@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL that the Irish flag was invented by the Frenchplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down10
arrow-up1154arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Irish flag was invented by the Frenchplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgkhannie@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square17fedilink
Aatube@thriv.socialEnglish · 13 days agoTIL the slender man stabber escaped with Charley Mecca out of fear that she would not be able to visit her, 23 November 2025plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down13
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL the slender man stabber escaped with Charley Mecca out of fear that she would not be able to visit her, 23 November 2025plus-squarewww.theguardian.comAatube@thriv.socialEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square6fedilink