IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down16
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down17
arrow-up1120arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square13fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down13
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square15fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square6fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down15
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square4fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down113
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square80fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down18
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4fedilink
