cm0002@lemmy.cafeEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.cafeEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · edit-224 days agoTIL - There is such a thing as a Right Whale Dolphin and they don't have a dorsal finplus-squaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1imageTIL - There is such a thing as a Right Whale Dolphin and they don't have a dorsal finplus-squaresh.itjust.workspelespirit@sh.itjust.works · edit-224 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.ee · edit-227 days agoTIL in December 2018, lean finely textured beef(pink slime) was reclassified as "ground beef" by the Food Safety Service of the United States Department Of Agriculture. It is banned in Canada and EU.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down15
arrow-up1226arrow-down1external-linkTIL in December 2018, lean finely textured beef(pink slime) was reclassified as "ground beef" by the Food Safety Service of the United States Department Of Agriculture. It is banned in Canada and EU.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.ee · edit-227 days agomessage-square31linkfedilink
RandAlThor · 28 days agoTIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square278linkfedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1external-linkTIL No Kings Protests were the 3rd Largest in US Historyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgRandAlThor · 28 days agomessage-square278linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · edit-229 days agoToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down16
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squarecm0002@lemmy.world · edit-229 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down12
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
s08nlql9@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-21 month agoTIL how actors fake drug sniffingplus-squaregeektyrant.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down14
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkTIL how actors fake drug sniffingplus-squaregeektyrant.coms08nlql9@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square3linkfedilink
DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoTIL about this device for resuscitating canaries in coal minesplus-squaremuseumcrush.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkTIL about this device for resuscitating canaries in coal minesplus-squaremuseumcrush.orgDeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
hossein@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-22 months agoTIL in Saudi Arabia, a Wikipedia editor has been sentenced to 32 years of imprisonment just because of editing Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1409arrow-down15
arrow-up1404arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Saudi Arabia, a Wikipedia editor has been sentenced to 32 years of imprisonment just because of editing Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orghossein@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square29linkfedilink
Quilotoa · 2 months agoTIL rats can distinguish between Riesling and Sauvignon Blancplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL rats can distinguish between Riesling and Sauvignon Blancplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govQuilotoa · 2 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
bane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-23 months agoTIL the first successful heart surgery was performed in 1893, by a black american surgeon that opened the first black owned and operated hospital in the USA.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down14
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first successful heart surgery was performed in 1893, by a black american surgeon that opened the first black owned and operated hospital in the USA.plus-squareyoutu.bebane_killgrind@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square22linkfedilink
realitista@lemm.ee · 3 months 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-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down11
arrow-up1117arrow-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.ee · 3 months agomessage-square33linkfedilink
OtterAEnglish · edit-23 months agoTIL that up to 70% of the sand on some white sandy beaches was excreted by parrotfish after eating coralplus-squaremanoa.hawaii.eduexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down12
arrow-up1218arrow-down1external-linkTIL that up to 70% of the sand on some white sandy beaches was excreted by parrotfish after eating coralplus-squaremanoa.hawaii.eduOtterAEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square21linkfedilink
Quilotoa · 3 months agoTIL hotels in Malaysia have no 4th, 14th, or 24th floor.plus-squarewww.neatorama.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down14
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL hotels in Malaysia have no 4th, 14th, or 24th floor.plus-squarewww.neatorama.comQuilotoa · 3 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
vatlark@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agoTIL the Hairy Ball theoremplus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down12
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Hairy Ball theoremplus-squarewikipedia.orgvatlark@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agomessage-square47linkfedilink
Quilotoa · 3 months agoTIL there's a sport called cheese rolling.plus-squarewww.traditionalsports.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down11
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a sport called cheese rolling.plus-squarewww.traditionalsports.orgQuilotoa · 3 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
Quilotoa · 3 months agoTIL graham crackers were invented to help Americans curb sexual desires.plus-squareallthatsinteresting.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down12
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTIL graham crackers were invented to help Americans curb sexual desires.plus-squareallthatsinteresting.comQuilotoa · 3 months agomessage-square26linkfedilink
Quilotoa · 3 months agoTIL that of the over 1500 people who died in the Titanic disaster, only 337 bodies were recovered.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkTIL that of the over 1500 people who died in the Titanic disaster, only 337 bodies were recovered.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comQuilotoa · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
200ok@lemmy.world · 3 months agoTIL I'm not the only person that sees slightly different hues with each eyeplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down15
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareTIL I'm not the only person that sees slightly different hues with each eyeplus-square200ok@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
Quilotoa · 3 months agoTIL B.F. Skinner invented an air crib.plus-squaremedia.pluto.psy.uconn.eduexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL B.F. Skinner invented an air crib.plus-squaremedia.pluto.psy.uconn.eduQuilotoa · 3 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
