_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 年前Partner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down16
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Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 小时前TIL Dayglo fluorescent paint was discovered by two teenagers experimenting with chemicals in their basement.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down10
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkTIL Dayglo fluorescent paint was discovered by two teenagers experimenting with chemicals in their basement.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 小时前message-square6linkfedilink
green_goglin@thelemmy.clubEnglish · 2 天前TIL: Leon Black's son Benjamin Black was appointed CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) by Donald Trump.plus-squareimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down12
arrow-up1249arrow-down1imageTIL: Leon Black's son Benjamin Black was appointed CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) by Donald Trump.plus-squaregreen_goglin@thelemmy.clubEnglish · 2 天前message-square3linkfedilink
Vogi@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-22 天前TIL that it is illegal in the US State of North Carolina for Bingo sessions to exceed 5 hoursplus-squarelaw.justia.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down11
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkTIL that it is illegal in the US State of North Carolina for Bingo sessions to exceed 5 hoursplus-squarelaw.justia.comVogi@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-22 天前message-square21linkfedilink
Silverchase@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 天前TIL the Wikipedia language with the second-most articles is Cebuanoplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down11
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Wikipedia language with the second-most articles is Cebuanoplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSilverchase@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 天前message-square8linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前TIL: Multiple Studies Now Confirm Neoliberalism Is Bad for the Mental Health of Human Beingsplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down115
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Multiple Studies Now Confirm Neoliberalism Is Bad for the Mental Health of Human Beingsplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前message-square11linkfedilink
58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前TIL that the phrase "time is of the essence" comes from 18th century contract lawplus-squarewww.myenglishpages.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the phrase "time is of the essence" comes from 18th century contract lawplus-squarewww.myenglishpages.com58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前message-square7linkfedilink
als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 天前TIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkTIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgals@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 天前message-square7linkfedilink
Clot@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 天前Today I learned that despite its dissolution almost 35 years ago, Soviet Union is still #2 on overall Olympic medals won tally. They won 1204 medals in 39 yearslockexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down142
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that despite its dissolution almost 35 years ago, Soviet Union is still #2 on overall Olympic medals won tally. They won 1204 medals in 39 yearslockClot@lemmy.zipEnglish · 4 天前message-square70linkfedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 天前TIL before 1972 sperm whales were killed in order to make transmission fluids for car transmissionsplus-squaremagazine.washington.eduexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down10
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkTIL before 1972 sperm whales were killed in order to make transmission fluids for car transmissionsplus-squaremagazine.washington.edutomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 天前message-square21linkfedilink
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish · 5 天前Today I learned about the critically endangered Cozumel raccoon.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down11
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned about the critically endangered Cozumel raccoon.plus-squareyoutu.beYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish · 5 天前message-square5linkfedilink
Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-26 天前TIL ICE contractor GEO Group, was originally Wackenhut Corrections, owned by hard right warlord, George Wackenhut, who claimed to hold largest collection of files on suspected American dissidentsplus-squarewww.muckrock.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down14
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkTIL ICE contractor GEO Group, was originally Wackenhut Corrections, owned by hard right warlord, George Wackenhut, who claimed to hold largest collection of files on suspected American dissidentsplus-squarewww.muckrock.comBasic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-26 天前message-square17linkfedilink
hoagecko (he/his)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 天前TIL Children’s eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults’ or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelinesplus-squarepolicinginsight.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down14
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkTIL Children’s eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults’ or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelinesplus-squarepolicinginsight.comhoagecko (he/his)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 天前message-square9linkfedilink
Ondore@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish · 9 天前TIL there are four major blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Mosquitoes love to drink O blood, they think it's delicious.plus-squaremedicine.tufts.eduexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down14
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are four major blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Mosquitoes love to drink O blood, they think it's delicious.plus-squaremedicine.tufts.eduOndore@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish · 9 天前message-square24linkfedilink
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneEnglish · 9 天前TIL about Casu martzu, a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggotsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down17
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Casu martzu, a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggotsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmaniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneEnglish · 9 天前message-square28linkfedilink
BlueÆther@no.lastname.nzEnglish · edit-210 天前TIL that I18n is Internationalization, and whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down13
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkTIL that I18n is Internationalization, and whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBlueÆther@no.lastname.nzEnglish · edit-210 天前message-square23linkfedilink
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 天前TIL that in Connecticut, USA, a man was held captive by his stepmother for 20 years, beginning since he was a child.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down11
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in Connecticut, USA, a man was held captive by his stepmother for 20 years, beginning since he was a child.plus-squarewww.cnn.com「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 天前message-square4linkfedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 天前TIL SCOTUS Chief Justice John Marshall wrote a biography of George Washington; it was so bad that Marshall called himself "mortified beyond measure" and begged (unsuccessfully) not to be creditedplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down12
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareTIL SCOTUS Chief Justice John Marshall wrote a biography of George Washington; it was so bad that Marshall called himself "mortified beyond measure" and begged (unsuccessfully) not to be creditedplus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 天前message-square0linkfedilink
confuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 天前TIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down110
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareTIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squareconfuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 12 天前message-square7linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 天前TIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down114
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyplus-squareyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 天前message-square6linkfedilink