Jerry on PieFed@feddit.onlineEnglish · edit-21 day agoTIL the guillotine was named after a man who neither invented it nor believed in the death penaltyplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down14
arrow-up145arrow-down1message-squareTIL the guillotine was named after a man who neither invented it nor believed in the death penaltyplus-squareJerry on PieFed@feddit.onlineEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square0linkfedilink
kingofras@lemmy.world · 2 days ago22 months laterplus-squaresfo3.digitaloceanspaces.comvideomessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down19
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1video22 months laterplus-squaresfo3.digitaloceanspaces.comkingofras@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 6 days agoTIL I want to go to South Korea and ride a Sky Capsuleplus-squareawaytothecity.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down14
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTIL I want to go to South Korea and ride a Sky Capsuleplus-squareawaytothecity.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 6 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
cm0002@sh.itjust.works · 5 days agoTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down14
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgcm0002@sh.itjust.works · 5 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@sh.itjust.works · 6 days agoTIL A group of Irish grocery workers banning grapefruit led to Ireland being the first county to pass BDS against Apartheid South Africaplus-squareyoutube.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down13
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkTIL A group of Irish grocery workers banning grapefruit led to Ireland being the first county to pass BDS against Apartheid South Africaplus-squareyoutube.comcm0002@sh.itjust.works · 6 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 8 days agoTIL Girls of the Kayan tribe start wearing neck rings at around 5 years old. The rings can stretch their necks to a length of about 15 inches (38 cm).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkTIL Girls of the Kayan tribe start wearing neck rings at around 5 years old. The rings can stretch their necks to a length of about 15 inches (38 cm).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 8 days agoTIL: The Bisbee Deportation, the illegal kidnapping and deportation of ~1,300 striking miner, their supporters, and citizen bystanders who were loaded onto trains and sent to New Mexicoplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down10
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Bisbee Deportation, the illegal kidnapping and deportation of ~1,300 striking miner, their supporters, and citizen bystanders who were loaded onto trains and sent to New Mexicoplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · edit-212 days agoTIL The Addams Family was originally a cartoon that ran for decades until the author, Charles Addams, died. Also, he was friends with Ray Bradbury.plus-squarei.pinimg.comimagemessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1353arrow-down12
arrow-up1351arrow-down1imageTIL The Addams Family was originally a cartoon that ran for decades until the author, Charles Addams, died. Also, he was friends with Ray Bradbury.plus-squarei.pinimg.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works · edit-212 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 16 days agoTIL San Marino has a democracy that selects two heads of state every six months, from opposing political parties that serve concurrently, and with equal powersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down11
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkTIL San Marino has a democracy that selects two heads of state every six months, from opposing political parties that serve concurrently, and with equal powersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 16 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 20 days agoStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.world · 20 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 21 days agoTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.world · 21 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
ooli3@sopuli.xyz · 26 days agoTIL about the most polluant rocket fuel: Nuclear salt-water rocket - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the most polluant rocket fuel: Nuclear salt-water rocket - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgooli3@sopuli.xyz · 26 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoTIL that, when recording the scene in Avatar when Azula went insane, everyone else had to flee the studio because Azula's voice actor was tapping into actual trauma of hers to make the scene authenticplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down16
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, when recording the scene in Avatar when Azula went insane, everyone else had to flee the studio because Azula's voice actor was tapping into actual trauma of hers to make the scene authenticplus-squarewww.youtube.comPatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-21 month agoTIL of species of shrimp that live in a 300 strong colony filled with workers, drones, and a queen. Oh and they shoot superheated air at their enemies.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareTIL of species of shrimp that live in a 300 strong colony filled with workers, drones, and a queen. Oh and they shoot superheated air at their enemies.plus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907quoteinvestigator.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down11
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907quoteinvestigator.comcm0002@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square8linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 1 month agoToday I learned that Bhutan is a very communal society. They even get together and build houses for each other! Oh, and they decorate them with cocks.plus-squareweb.stanford.eduexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that Bhutan is a very communal society. They even get together and build houses for each other! Oh, and they decorate them with cocks.plus-squareweb.stanford.educm0002@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square3linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Chimborazo is the highest point on Earthplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down14
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL Chimborazo is the highest point on Earthplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
cm0002@piefed.worldEnglish · 2 months agoToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down13
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@piefed.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18linkfedilink
cm0002@piefed.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down14
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govcm0002@piefed.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
