solbt@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoTIL about East Germany’s extremely durable drinking glassplus-squareceramics.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down12
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkTIL about East Germany’s extremely durable drinking glassplus-squareceramics.orgsolbt@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
solbt@feddit.orgEnglish · 12 days agoTIL about The Nobel Prize Winner Who Destroyed 40,000 Mindsplus-squarewww.missedhistory.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTIL about The Nobel Prize Winner Who Destroyed 40,000 Mindsplus-squarewww.missedhistory.comsolbt@feddit.orgEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
morto@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agoTIL about RavynOS - A FOSS OS that aims to be compatible with mac osplus-squareravynos.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkTIL about RavynOS - A FOSS OS that aims to be compatible with mac osplus-squareravynos.commorto@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11linkfedilink
nore {she/her}@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about Gamergate (ant)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Gamergate (ant)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgnore {she/her}@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
TheOrcWhoWrites@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that the CIA helped fund the Abstract Expressionism movement in order to fuel propaganda and win the Cold war.plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down13
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the CIA helped fund the Abstract Expressionism movement in order to fuel propaganda and win the Cold war.plus-squarewww.bbc.comTheOrcWhoWrites@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
Jackcooper@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTIL the steepest roller coaster drop belongs to a TMNT themed coaster in a mall.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down11
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkTIL the steepest roller coaster drop belongs to a TMNT themed coaster in a mall.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgJackcooper@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerplus-squarelemmy.mlmagnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Kat@isno.wales · 5 months agoToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.E.I.O.U.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.E.I.O.U.plus-squareKat@isno.wales · 5 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoKeith Richards wrote 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' in his sleepplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkKeith Richards wrote 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' in his sleepplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Cricket@lemmy.zip@lemmy.zipEnglish · 6 months agoTIL that Fibonacci used his famous sequence to try to calculate the population growth of rabbits (bun alert?)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Fibonacci used his famous sequence to try to calculate the population growth of rabbits (bun alert?)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgCricket@lemmy.zip@lemmy.zipEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
mathemachristian [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 months agoTIL github doesnt support IPv6plus-squaregithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL github doesnt support IPv6plus-squaregithub.commathemachristian [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoVenezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkVenezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agoTIL: 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-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
partner_boat_slug@mander.xyz · 8 months agoThe FSW-0 recoverable satellite used wood as its heat-shieldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe FSW-0 recoverable satellite used wood as its heat-shieldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpartner_boat_slug@mander.xyz · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 8 months agoTIL about OnionShare, an Open Source Hosting, File Sharing, and Chatting Application Available on All Major Platformsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about OnionShare, an Open Source Hosting, File Sharing, and Chatting Application Available on All Major Platformsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Nutomic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoTIL that Reddit has achievementsplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL that Reddit has achievementsplus-squarelemmy.mlNutomic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
sixty@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agoYou can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10plus-squarewww.mathsisfun.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkYou can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10plus-squarewww.mathsisfun.comsixty@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Caxii@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agoTIL that in New York, you don't actually need a valid driver’s license to own a carplus-squarenyc.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in New York, you don't actually need a valid driver’s license to own a carplus-squarenyc.streetsblog.orgCaxii@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agoTIL of Dawson disease, a horrific complication of measlesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Dawson disease, a horrific complication of measlesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
