_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down16
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square8fedilink
realitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL about this 19-foot grand piano with the longest bass strings in the world – and it sounds hugeplus-squarewww.classicfm.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down11
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkTIL about this 19-foot grand piano with the longest bass strings in the world – and it sounds hugeplus-squarewww.classicfm.comrealitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square7fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL A small donut shop on the west side of Indianapolis uses cash registers made from modified Commodore-64s.plus-squarewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down14
arrow-up1210arrow-down1external-linkTIL A small donut shop on the west side of Indianapolis uses cash registers made from modified Commodore-64s.plus-squarewww.pcgamer.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square19fedilink
cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 day agotil chips contain a known carcinogen, acrylamideplus-squarenewatlas.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down110
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linktil chips contain a known carcinogen, acrylamideplus-squarenewatlas.comcyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square29fedilink
BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the US is #10 in foreign aid per capita.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down133
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the US is #10 in foreign aid per capita.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square50fedilink
WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Most paper currency contains trace amounts of cocaineplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down112
arrow-up1221arrow-down1external-linkTIL Most paper currency contains trace amounts of cocaineplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgWhatsHerBucket@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square38fedilink
Hikermick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL of the Business Plot, a conspiracy to overthrow the presidency of FDR and install a fascist dictatorship in 1933plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1845arrow-down14
arrow-up1841arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Business Plot, a conspiracy to overthrow the presidency of FDR and install a fascist dictatorship in 1933plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHikermick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square72fedilink
billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL there is a notable correlation between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD).plus-squarelockpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1251arrow-down18
arrow-up1243arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a notable correlation between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD).plus-squarelockpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govbillwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square56fedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Earth's electric field can make spiders propel into the air and fly across entire oceansplus-squarewww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down13
arrow-up1348arrow-down1external-linkTIL Earth's electric field can make spiders propel into the air and fly across entire oceansplus-squarewww.pbs.orgtomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square48fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL that before 1979, you could use the hippie trail to go from Western Europe to India without flyingplus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down12
arrow-up1239arrow-down1external-linkTIL that before 1979, you could use the hippie trail to go from Western Europe to India without flyingplus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square34fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL that Chinese Pizza Hut removed all salad bars as patrons would exploit the one-bowl rule by constructing a massive salad tower. Many people created extremely complicated and articulate enginee...plus-squarewww.thebeijinger.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1478arrow-down18
arrow-up1470arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Chinese Pizza Hut removed all salad bars as patrons would exploit the one-bowl rule by constructing a massive salad tower. Many people created extremely complicated and articulate enginee...plus-squarewww.thebeijinger.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square45fedilink
dr_scientist@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about Real Tennis, the thousand-year-old precursor to tennis. “If you wanted to design a game that was going to put people off from playing it, you would probably design a real tennis court.”plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down12
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Real Tennis, the thousand-year-old precursor to tennis. “If you wanted to design a game that was going to put people off from playing it, you would probably design a real tennis court.”plus-squarewww.youtube.comdr_scientist@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square9fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL all the movement in Prince of Persia was rotoscoped over an actual person's movements.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down10
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkTIL all the movement in Prince of Persia was rotoscoped over an actual person's movements.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square15fedilink
Fedo ¶@www.foxyhole.io · 7 days agoSalt domesplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareSalt domesplus-squareFedo ¶@www.foxyhole.io · 7 days agomessage-square8fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-210 days agoTIL Coca-Cola still produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to opioid manufacturersplus-squarewww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down19
arrow-up1487arrow-down1external-linkTIL Coca-Cola still produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to opioid manufacturersplus-squarewww.nzherald.co.nzrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-210 days agomessage-square64fedilink
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoTIL about this picture of horseshoe curve taken at midnight with 6500 flashbulbsplus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down18
arrow-up196arrow-down1imageTIL about this picture of horseshoe curve taken at midnight with 6500 flashbulbsplus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgJohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agoTIL Alan Moore, the author of V for Vendetta, has a negative view of the revolutionary cultures/movements he helped inspirewww.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down110
arrow-up1271arrow-down1external-linkTIL Alan Moore, the author of V for Vendetta, has a negative view of the revolutionary cultures/movements he helped inspirewww.reddit.comCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square103fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle graduated from medical school in 1881, he drew a cartoon self portrait with his diploma and inscribed it, "licensed to kill."plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down10
arrow-up1240arrow-down1imageTIL When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle graduated from medical school in 1881, he drew a cartoon self portrait with his diploma and inscribed it, "licensed to kill."plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 14 days agoTIL about Jackrabbit Drivesplus-squarewww.outdoorlife.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down11
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Jackrabbit Drivesplus-squarewww.outdoorlife.comTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square6fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 14 days agoTIL The Koch Brother have run meetings twice a year since 2003. The gatherings were characterized by great secrecy (participants were routinely urged to destroy all paperwork of the gatherings).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down12
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Koch Brother have run meetings twice a year since 2003. The gatherings were characterized by great secrecy (participants were routinely urged to destroy all paperwork of the gatherings).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square11fedilink