_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down16
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square8linkfedilink
abbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL to add two spaces behind a line to write multi line comments on lemmy without whitespaces between them.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down13
arrow-up1118arrow-down1message-squareTIL to add two spaces behind a line to write multi line comments on lemmy without whitespaces between them.plus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square40linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL The movie Jaws bas based on the summer of shark attacks on Jersey Shore, U.S.A.plus-squarewww.amusingplanet.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down119
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkTIL The movie Jaws bas based on the summer of shark attacks on Jersey Shore, U.S.A.plus-squarewww.amusingplanet.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square21linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 23 hours 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-up1113arrow-down13
arrow-up1110arrow-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 · 23 hours agomessage-square12linkfedilink
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down18
arrow-up1213arrow-down1external-linkTIL that "cock" has been used as slang for penis for several hundred yearsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
compostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agoTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down12
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkTIL it rained chunks of red meat in Kentucky in 1876, and the cause was never identified.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcompostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
ickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down14
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkTIL identical twins don't have identical fingerprintsplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comickplant@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 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-up1305arrow-down12
arrow-up1303arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square39linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-up1498arrow-down16
arrow-up1492arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square48linkfedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10
arrow-up1115arrow-down1imageTIL how Karate Kid actor Noriyuki Morita got the nickname "Pat"plus-squarelemmy.caklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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 · 3 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down13
arrow-up1232arrow-down1external-linkTIL Squirrels make the noise I thought was birdsplus-squareyoutu.beTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
Gordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 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-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down114
arrow-up1504arrow-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 · 8 days agomessage-square56linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down18
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTIL how ancient Egyptians made mummies using a detailed mummification process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 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-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down12
arrow-up1155arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
klu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agoTIL San Marino had a bloodless coup d'etat that tourists originally thought was just a quaint ceremonyplus-squarebooks.google.frexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down16
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkTIL San Marino had a bloodless coup d'etat that tourists originally thought was just a quaint ceremonyplus-squarebooks.google.frklu9@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agoToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned about war vet vets, military veterinarians (that have since left service)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgJackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down16
arrow-up1222arrow-down1message-squareTIL The "lost cause of the Confederacy" is an actual myth used to promote racism and racist idealsplus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agoTIL: that during a dissociative fugue, a person can suddenly travel far from home, assume a new identity, and live for days or even weeks without any memory of their former life.plus-squaremy.clevelandclinic.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down11
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkTIL: that during a dissociative fugue, a person can suddenly travel far from home, assume a new identity, and live for days or even weeks without any memory of their former life.plus-squaremy.clevelandclinic.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL that some Korean-Americans who were adopted from South Korea when they were children, were deportable to South Korea because their adoptive parents never filed for their citizenship status.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down12
arrow-up1119arrow-down1external-linkTIL that some Korean-Americans who were adopted from South Korea when they were children, were deportable to South Korea because their adoptive parents never filed for their citizenship status.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink