hank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 10 days agoTIL there is apparently a $43,652 chandelier on Amazon, and there are only 20 left in stock so invest now!!!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down112
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageTIL there is apparently a $43,652 chandelier on Amazon, and there are only 20 left in stock so invest now!!!lemmy.worldhank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square12fedilink
Vampire [any]@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-22 months agoDoctor Who premièred the same day JFK's head explodedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkDoctor Who premièred the same day JFK's head explodedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgVampire [any]@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square2fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoToday I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkToday I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square3fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 7 months agoTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comsgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 7 months agomessage-square8fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-27 months agoSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeLemmy@lemm.ee · edit-27 months agomessage-square0fedilink
TheGoonch@lemmy.world · 8 months agoTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comTheGoonch@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square3fedilink
Comrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgComrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-29 months agoTIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-29 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works · edit-211 months agoTIL that shirt buttons are on the right for men, but on the left for women.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareTIL that shirt buttons are on the right for men, but on the left for women.plus-squareSjmarf@sh.itjust.works · edit-211 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Manu@feddit.de · 1 year agoTIL about Robert Richards, a Du Pont heir who avoided jail time after sexually abusing his 3 year old daughterplus-squarewww.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down16
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Robert Richards, a Du Pont heir who avoided jail time after sexually abusing his 3 year old daughterplus-squarewww.forbes.comManu@feddit.de · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
Jordan Lund@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year agoTIL - the .ch country code is for Switzerland.plus-squarewww.swissinfo.chexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down117
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL - the .ch country code is for Switzerland.plus-squarewww.swissinfo.chJordan Lund@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoTIL the Ancient Romans could have played D and D because they (and the Egyptians) invented the 20-sided die.plus-squarewww.roger-pearse.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down18
arrow-up1103arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Ancient Romans could have played D and D because they (and the Egyptians) invented the 20-sided die.plus-squarewww.roger-pearse.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square8fedilink
bermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the word "stadium" derives from the Ancient Greek word "stadion" which meant exactly 600 human feet. Because the length of a human foot varies, this means it is between about 150 and 210 meters.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTIL the word "stadium" derives from the Ancient Greek word "stadion" which meant exactly 600 human feet. Because the length of a human foot varies, this means it is between about 150 and 210 meters.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
bermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that likely the very first person to ever survive rabies via inoculation was a 9 year old boy named Joseph Meister, who was infected in 1885 and inoculated by Louis Pasteur.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkTIL that likely the very first person to ever survive rabies via inoculation was a 9 year old boy named Joseph Meister, who was infected in 1885 and inoculated by Louis Pasteur.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
Jordan117@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the opera song used in recent Google Chrome ads was originally composed for the 2015 Steve Jobs biopicplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down13
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL the opera song used in recent Google Chrome ads was originally composed for the 2015 Steve Jobs biopicplus-squarewww.youtube.comJordan117@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee · 1 year agoTIL that a year after an officer pleaded guilty to lying to a judge to get the warrant to search Breonna Taylor's apartment, no one involved has served a day of jail timeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1430arrow-down16
arrow-up1424arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a year after an officer pleaded guilty to lying to a judge to get the warrant to search Breonna Taylor's apartment, no one involved has served a day of jail timeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAlien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL a fleet of electric taxi cars was first introduced to London, UK in 1897plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down12
arrow-up1223arrow-down1external-linkTIL a fleet of electric taxi cars was first introduced to London, UK in 1897plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
Vordimous@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down110
arrow-up1112arrow-down1imageTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squarelemmy.mlVordimous@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
Hellfire103@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Where the word "scupper" comes from sopuli.xyzimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down111
arrow-up1278arrow-down1imageTIL Where the word "scupper" comes from sopuli.xyzHellfire103@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
