Serinus@lemmy.world · 2 years agoRedirect - Please see !tilplus-squarepinlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkRedirect - Please see !tilplus-squarepinlemmy.worldSerinus@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTIL how to block all posts containing the words Trump or Vance.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL how to block all posts containing the words Trump or Vance.plus-squareBluetreefrog@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 2 years agotil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linktil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is [email protected]?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-square[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is [email protected]?plus-squareBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
atro_city@fedia.io · 2 years agoTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgatro_city@fedia.io · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL about the Guarana plant, which looks like a cluster of eyes when ripe. This is fitting because it's full of caffeine.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Guarana plant, which looks like a cluster of eyes when ripe. This is fitting because it's full of caffeine.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
stoy@lemmy.zip · 2 years agoTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgstoy@lemmy.zip · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
ccunning@lemmy.world · 2 years ago[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-link[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgccunning@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL there's a company in Indiana that makes custom vinyl records for bands that contain things like liquid and sand (and even weirder stuff) inside two sides of a transparent playable 33 1/3 disc.plus-squareromanusrecords.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a company in Indiana that makes custom vinyl records for bands that contain things like liquid and sand (and even weirder stuff) inside two sides of a transparent playable 33 1/3 disc.plus-squareromanusrecords.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL the S.S. Minnow had an eighth passenger.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL the S.S. Minnow had an eighth passenger.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL people used to clean their clothes with gasoline as a form of 'dry cleaning.' And yes, lots of people died.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL people used to clean their clothes with gasoline as a form of 'dry cleaning.' And yes, lots of people died.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO carved the world's largest ruby into the shape of a turd.plus-squaregreyartmuseum.nyu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO carved the world's largest ruby into the shape of a turd.plus-squaregreyartmuseum.nyu.eduFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL in 2023, Israel announced an amazing archaeological discovery, only to announce a few days later that it was created by a scholar showing students what it would have looked like if it existed.plus-squareapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2023, Israel announced an amazing archaeological discovery, only to announce a few days later that it was created by a scholar showing students what it would have looked like if it existed.plus-squareapnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL about Crabbie, the world's largest (fake) horseshoe crab. It has a very weird history.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Crabbie, the world's largest (fake) horseshoe crab. It has a very weird history.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoFor centuries, the only way to get purple dye in Europe was by harvesting tens of thousands of murex snails from the ocean. TIL the Mayans discovered this independentlyplus-squarewww.mayaincaaztec.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFor centuries, the only way to get purple dye in Europe was by harvesting tens of thousands of murex snails from the ocean. TIL the Mayans discovered this independentlyplus-squarewww.mayaincaaztec.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL Not only did Marvel Comics do radio drama adaptations of early Fantastic Four comics in 1975, The Human Torch was played by a young Bill Murray!plus-squarearchive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Not only did Marvel Comics do radio drama adaptations of early Fantastic Four comics in 1975, The Human Torch was played by a young Bill Murray!plus-squarearchive.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
DandomRude@lemmy.world · edit-23 years agoTIL The famous 90s techno song "Kernkraft 400" is a cover of "Song No. 21" (Star Dust) from the Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones"plus-squarem.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The famous 90s techno song "Kernkraft 400" is a cover of "Song No. 21" (Star Dust) from the Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones"plus-squarem.youtube.comDandomRude@lemmy.world · edit-23 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
𝜯𝐞𝐡 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐤𝐢@lemmy.world · 3 years agoTIL: Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TVplus-squarewww.cgaa.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TVplus-squarewww.cgaa.org𝜯𝐞𝐡 𝜝𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐤𝐢@lemmy.world · 3 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Ranjr@lemmy.world · 3 years agoTIL Chuck Connors is a 6'5" badass who played in the NBA and MLB, Served in the army during WWII, Starred in The Rifleman and Branded and was bear hugged by Leonid Brezhnev.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Chuck Connors is a 6'5" badass who played in the NBA and MLB, Served in the army during WWII, Starred in The Rifleman and Branded and was bear hugged by Leonid Brezhnev.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgRanjr@lemmy.world · 3 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
