_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up147
arrow-up144message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square8fedilink
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL - There are Surprising Psychological Benefits of Hand Washingplus-squarescitechdaily.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up186
arrow-up186external-linkTIL - There are Surprising Psychological Benefits of Hand Washingplus-squarescitechdaily.comspaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square12fedilink
Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL Gaslight (1944) is a real movieplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141message-squareTIL Gaslight (1944) is a real movieplus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square12fedilink
Leax177@lemmy.worldBEnglish · edit-21 day agoTIL that Alexander the Great once started a staged naval battle using his favorite food as his weapons, apples.plus-squarepenelope.uchicago.eduexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up192
arrow-up192external-linkTIL that Alexander the Great once started a staged naval battle using his favorite food as his weapons, apples.plus-squarepenelope.uchicago.eduLeax177@lemmy.worldBEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square7fedilink
sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL about the Schrödinger Craterplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up130
arrow-up130external-linkTIL about the Schrödinger Craterplus-squarewww.nature.comsbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Dick Bongplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1148
arrow-up1148external-linkTIL Dick Bongplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square29fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 3 days agoTIL you can order a reprint of an old NYT physical news page—for 60 dollarsplus-squarestore.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1105
arrow-up1105external-linkTIL you can order a reprint of an old NYT physical news page—for 60 dollarsplus-squarestore.nytimes.comAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 3 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 2 days agoTIL The Register had an edgy–right-wing–blog phase in the 2000splus-squarewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-linkTIL The Register had an edgy–right-wing–blog phase in the 2000splus-squarewww.theregister.comAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Taiwanese land controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up181
arrow-up181external-linkTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Taiwanese land controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square3fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 days agoTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up170
arrow-up170external-linkTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about Clarke's three laws, the most famous of which is the third: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1375
arrow-up1375external-linkTIL about Clarke's three laws, the most famous of which is the third: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square36fedilink
index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the founder of Oculus VR Palmer Luckey has gone evilplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1396
arrow-up1396external-linkTIL the founder of Oculus VR Palmer Luckey has gone evilplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgindex@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square52fedilink
Lunar_Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that in the 1980s the USDA distributed government cheese to low income neighborhoodswww.miamiherald.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1158
arrow-up1158external-linkTIL that in the 1980s the USDA distributed government cheese to low income neighborhoodswww.miamiherald.comLunar_Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square32fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL about Swardspeak, the secret gay language used in the Philippinesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up178
arrow-up178external-linkTIL about Swardspeak, the secret gay language used in the Philippinesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square9fedilink
SexDwarf@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Mirror's Edge (2008) was written by Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of Sir Terry Pratchettplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1729
arrow-up1729external-linkTIL Mirror's Edge (2008) was written by Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of Sir Terry Pratchettplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgSexDwarf@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square80fedilink
aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL canned bananas are a thing. (And that it's very risky to try doing so yourself.)plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1216
arrow-up1216imageTIL canned bananas are a thing. (And that it's very risky to try doing so yourself.)plus-squarelemmy.worldaeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square23fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that Uzbekistan has a high-speed (>124 mph/200 km/h for upgraded tracks and >155 mph/250 km/h for new tracks) rail network bigger than US, 370 mi/600 km vs 49.9 mi/80.3 kmplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1120
arrow-up1120external-linkTIL that Uzbekistan has a high-speed (>124 mph/200 km/h for upgraded tracks and >155 mph/250 km/h for new tracks) rail network bigger than US, 370 mi/600 km vs 49.9 mi/80.3 kmplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square12fedilink
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoThe Singular of Data is Dataplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up135
arrow-up135message-squareThe Singular of Data is Dataplus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square17fedilink
skaarl@feddit.nlEnglish · 6 days agoMahmoud Khalil is in a coming documentary about Palestineplus-squarefeddit.nlimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up168
arrow-up168imageMahmoud Khalil is in a coming documentary about Palestineplus-squarefeddit.nlskaarl@feddit.nlEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 days agoTIL about the region-beta paradox, the psychological phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more distressing experiences than from less distressing onesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up187
arrow-up187external-linkTIL about the region-beta paradox, the psychological phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more distressing experiences than from less distressing onesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square3fedilink