hank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 3 days agoTIL there is apparently a $43,652 chandelier on Amazon, and there are only 20 left in stock so invest now!!!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 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-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Jo Miran@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beJo Miran@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square1fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 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-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 7 months agoTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square10fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agoTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agomessage-square2fedilink
TheGoonch@lemmy.world · 8 months agoTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comTheGoonch@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 8 months agoTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square3fedilink
Comrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 8 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-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square1fedilink
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-square4fedilinkarrow-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-square4fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 9 months agoTIL the smallest body in the solar system with rings is a small icy rock 160 mi (257.5 km) across. It may have a 3.73 mi (6 km) across moon.plus-squaregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the smallest body in the solar system with rings is a small icy rock 160 mi (257.5 km) across. It may have a 3.73 mi (6 km) across moon.plus-squaregizmodo.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 10 months agoTIL Dane Cook holds the record for the longest set at the Laugh Factory at 7 hours and 34 minutes on January 2, 2008.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Dane Cook holds the record for the longest set at the Laugh Factory at 7 hours and 34 minutes on January 2, 2008.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agoTIL the reason doorbells go "ding-dong" is because of Handel's opera The Messiahplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL the reason doorbells go "ding-dong" is because of Handel's opera The Messiahplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgNataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square7fedilink
loopy@lemm.ee · edit-210 months agoTIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squarelithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squarelithub.comloopy@lemm.ee · edit-210 months agomessage-square14fedilink
bermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agoTIL Sweden was one of the few countries to grant asylum to Vietnam War resisters and deserters. Over 1,000 people were granted asylum status between 1968 and 1973, two thirds of which deserted the warplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Sweden was one of the few countries to grant asylum to Vietnam War resisters and deserters. Over 1,000 people were granted asylum status between 1968 and 1973, two thirds of which deserted the warplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoTIL about forced molting where chickens are intentionally starved for 7-14 days to increase their rate of egg production afterwardsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about forced molting where chickens are intentionally starved for 7-14 days to increase their rate of egg production afterwardsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square16fedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agoTIL- Monopoly was stolen from a game called The Landord's Gameplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL- Monopoly was stolen from a game called The Landord's Gameplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agomessage-square6fedilink
baseless_discourse@mander.xyz · edit-210 months agoTIL Canadian Bacon is Not a Canadian Thing; Hawaiian Pizza, On The Other Hand, Is Invented in Canada.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Canadian Bacon is Not a Canadian Thing; Hawaiian Pizza, On The Other Hand, Is Invented in Canada.plus-squarewww.youtube.combaseless_discourse@mander.xyz · edit-210 months agomessage-square0fedilink
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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square0fedilink
