_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down13
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square7linkfedilink
John Richard@lemmy.worldcakeEnglish · edit-21 day agoTIL companies can still discriminate against people born out of wedlock or if their parents divorceplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down133
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareTIL companies can still discriminate against people born out of wedlock or if their parents divorceplus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldcakeEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square27linkfedilink
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 19 hours agoToday I learned spinster originally meant a woman who was amazing at weaving plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned spinster originally meant a woman who was amazing at weaving plus-squareLadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square1linkfedilink
squaresinger@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMonopoly Go is the highest-budget video game so far.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square80linkfedilinkarrow-up1244arrow-down18
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkMonopoly Go is the highest-budget video game so far.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgsquaresinger@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square80linkfedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckoldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down15
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkTIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckoldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
artifex@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the first use of the term "brain rot" was in Henry David Thoreau's Waldenplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down15
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first use of the term "brain rot" was in Henry David Thoreau's Waldenplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govartifex@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
Apeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL Riff-Raff from Rocky Horror Picture Show (also its creator) voices the dad on Phineas and Ferb.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down16
arrow-up1166arrow-down1external-linkTIL Riff-Raff from Rocky Horror Picture Show (also its creator) voices the dad on Phineas and Ferb.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgApeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
realitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL about Russia's plans in Europe and worldwide outlined in Aliksandr Dugin (aka Putin's "Brain")'s book Foundations of Geopoliticsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down115
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Russia's plans in Europe and worldwide outlined in Aliksandr Dugin (aka Putin's "Brain")'s book Foundations of Geopoliticsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square55linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down13
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTIL if you funneled the water from Niagara Falls through a straw, it would probably destroy the planet.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down110
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkTIL if you funneled the water from Niagara Falls through a straw, it would probably destroy the planet.plus-squarewww.youtube.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL about operation Anthropoid, the only successful WW2 government-backed operation against a high-ranking naziplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down11
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkTIL about operation Anthropoid, the only successful WW2 government-backed operation against a high-ranking naziplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the first ever internet café had to buy its domain name from the Amishplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down13
arrow-up1105arrow-down1message-squareTIL the first ever internet café had to buy its domain name from the Amishplus-squareklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
EfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down117
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgEfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square34linkfedilink
Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL known victims of CSAM can file restitution claims against people who view their abuse imagesplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down15
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkTIL known victims of CSAM can file restitution claims against people who view their abuse imagesplus-squarearstechnica.comWispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. It later appraised and sold for £650k.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down111
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkTIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. It later appraised and sold for £650k.plus-squarewww.cnn.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.plus-squarewww.usni.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down11
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.plus-squarewww.usni.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down17
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 8 days agoTIL: There is a demon named "Leonard". He's a three-horned goat in charge of orgies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down13
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There is a demon named "Leonard". He's a three-horned goat in charge of orgies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
mysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agoTIL there's a dollar store equivalent in the UK called "Poundland"plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down110
arrow-up1318arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a dollar store equivalent in the UK called "Poundland"plus-squarewww.bbc.commysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square50linkfedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL Meme is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with healingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down15
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL Meme is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with healingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink