_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-24 hours agoTIL- The idea of how much you can afford to buy with your income is called “real income.” And if real income falls, that’s called a recession.plus-squaregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down19
arrow-up1299arrow-down1external-linkTIL- The idea of how much you can afford to buy with your income is called “real income.” And if real income falls, that’s called a recession.plus-squaregizmodo.compelespirit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-24 hours agomessage-square37linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTIL the Royal Family always travels with one black outfit in case a relative dies while they're on holiday.plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down121
arrow-up1363arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Royal Family always travels with one black outfit in case a relative dies while they're on holiday.plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square36linkfedilink
abbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 days agoTIL to add two spaces behind a line to write multi line comments on lemmy without whitespaces between them.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down15
arrow-up1193arrow-down1message-squareTIL to add two spaces behind a line to write multi line comments on lemmy without whitespaces between them.plus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square65linkfedilink
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down18
arrow-up1217arrow-down1external-linkTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 days agoTIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down14
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkTIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
compostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agoTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down13
arrow-up1167arrow-down1external-linkTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcompostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agoTIL the father of supercomputing, Seymour Cray, had a hobby of digging a tunnel under his home.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down12
arrow-up1308arrow-down1external-linkTIL the father of supercomputing, Seymour Cray, had a hobby of digging a tunnel under his home.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square39linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL: Nestlé: How a Corporation Killed 10.9 Million Babies and Put Their CEO in Charge of the World Economic Forumplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1501arrow-down16
arrow-up1495arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Nestlé: How a Corporation Killed 10.9 Million Babies and Put Their CEO in Charge of the World Economic Forumplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square48linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down14
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10
arrow-up1121arrow-down1imageTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1external-linkTIL X-rays were accidentally discovered in 1895 during an experiment with cathode raysplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 1 year agoTIL the dev of Iron Lung, an acclaimed indie horror game, faced significant backlash over increasing the price from $6 to $8plus-squarewww.ign.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL the dev of Iron Lung, an acclaimed indie horror game, faced significant backlash over increasing the price from $6 to $8plus-squarewww.ign.comAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 1 year agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agoTIL that the French national oil company ELF, lost around $150 million to a scam artist, whose "oil sniffing" machine turned out to be a regular photocopierplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the French national oil company ELF, lost around $150 million to a scam artist, whose "oil sniffing" machine turned out to be a regular photocopierplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL Heroes tend to just be well-adjusted people who learned to feel empathy as children, often from caring and patient parentsplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageTIL Heroes tend to just be well-adjusted people who learned to feel empathy as children, often from caring and patient parentsplus-squarelemmy.worldGordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 days agoToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgJackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-212 days agoTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 days agoTIL San Marino had a bloodless coup d'etat that tourists originally thought was just a quaint ceremonyplus-squarebooks.google.frexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL San Marino had a bloodless coup d'etat that tourists originally thought was just a quaint ceremonyplus-squarebooks.google.frklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink