_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down13
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Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL Dick Bongplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down14
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTIL Dick Bongplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square22fedilink
cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 minutes agoTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Taiwanese land controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Taiwanese land controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down15
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square5fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-222 hours agoTIL about Swardspeak, the secret gay language used in the Philippinesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down14
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Swardspeak, the secret gay language used in the Philippinesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-222 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
Lunar_Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that in the 1980s the USDA distributed government cheese to low income neighborhoodswww.miamiherald.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down13
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the 1980s the USDA distributed government cheese to low income neighborhoodswww.miamiherald.comLunar_Voyager@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agoTIL about Clarke's three laws, the most famous of which is the third: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1377arrow-down15
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Clarke's three laws, the most famous of which is the third: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square36fedilink
index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the founder of Oculus VR Palmer Luckey has gone evilplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down112
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkTIL the founder of Oculus VR Palmer Luckey has gone evilplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgindex@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square52fedilink
SexDwarf@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Mirror's Edge (2008) was written by Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of Sir Terry Pratchettplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1735arrow-down18
arrow-up1727arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mirror's Edge (2008) was written by Rhianna Pratchett, daughter of Sir Terry Pratchettplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgSexDwarf@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square80fedilink
aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL canned bananas are a thing. (And that it's very risky to try doing so yourself.)plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down13
arrow-up1210arrow-down1imageTIL canned bananas are a thing. (And that it's very risky to try doing so yourself.)plus-squarelemmy.worldaeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square23fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that Uzbekistan has a high-speed (>124 mph/200 km/h for upgraded tracks and >155 mph/250 km/h for new tracks) rail network bigger than US, 370 mi/600 km vs 49.9 mi/80.3 kmplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down13
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Uzbekistan has a high-speed (>124 mph/200 km/h for upgraded tracks and >155 mph/250 km/h for new tracks) rail network bigger than US, 370 mi/600 km vs 49.9 mi/80.3 kmplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square12fedilink
TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoThe Singular of Data is Dataplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down118
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareThe Singular of Data is Dataplus-squareTempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square20fedilink
skaarl@feddit.nlEnglish · 4 days agoMahmoud Khalil is in a coming documentary about Palestineplus-squarefeddit.nlimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down18
arrow-up160arrow-down1imageMahmoud Khalil is in a coming documentary about Palestineplus-squarefeddit.nlskaarl@feddit.nlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agoTIL about the region-beta paradox, the psychological phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more distressing experiences than from less distressing onesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the region-beta paradox, the psychological phenomenon that people can sometimes recover more quickly from more distressing experiences than from less distressing onesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square5fedilink
Sundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agoTIL That there's a dish in some parts of Southeast Asia called "American Fried Rice"plus-squarewww.webtoons.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down13
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkTIL That there's a dish in some parts of Southeast Asia called "American Fried Rice"plus-squarewww.webtoons.comSundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square8fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about the five modes of snake movement: concertina, serpentine, sidewinding, rectilinear and slide-pushingplus-squareuserweb.ucs.louisiana.eduexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down13
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the five modes of snake movement: concertina, serpentine, sidewinding, rectilinear and slide-pushingplus-squareuserweb.ucs.louisiana.eduHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square12fedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL Bananas are berries that grow on giant herbsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1483arrow-down15
arrow-up1478arrow-down1external-linkTIL Bananas are berries that grow on giant herbsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square61fedilink
Feed Your Curiosity@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company in Kyoto, Japan. They made traditional Japanese 'hanafuda' cards and didn't start making video games until the 1970s.plus-squarewww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down112
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkTIL Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company in Kyoto, Japan. They made traditional Japanese 'hanafuda' cards and didn't start making video games until the 1970s.plus-squarewww.wired.comFeed Your Curiosity@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square23fedilink
HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about silbo gomero, the "Gomeran whistle" historically used on the Canarian island of Gomera to communicate over large distancesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTIL about silbo gomero, the "Gomeran whistle" historically used on the Canarian island of Gomera to communicate over large distancesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 days agoTIL research has found that swearing can reduce the perception of pain (providing a measurable analgesic effect) by as much as 33%. Because swearing is processed in so many different parts of the ...plus-squarewww.psychiatrist.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down12
arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkTIL research has found that swearing can reduce the perception of pain (providing a measurable analgesic effect) by as much as 33%. Because swearing is processed in so many different parts of the ...plus-squarewww.psychiatrist.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square19fedilink