hank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 5 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-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 · 5 days agomessage-square12fedilink
Vampire [any]@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoDoctor Who premièred the same day JFK's head explodedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkDoctor Who premièred the same day JFK's head explodedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgVampire [any]@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2fedilink
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-square6fedilinkarrow-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-square6fedilink
Jo Miran@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.bevideomessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1videoTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beJo Miran@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square5fedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agoTIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agomessage-square5fedilink
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
loopy@lemm.ee · 6 months agoTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgloopy@lemm.ee · 6 months agomessage-square1fedilink
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 6 months agoTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comsgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-27 months agoSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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-square0fedilink
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoTIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comsun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 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-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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
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-square0fedilinkarrow-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-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
Vordimous@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squarelemmy.mlVordimous@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of "feedback" where the pork industry intentionally feeds dead disease-infected piglets and their feces to adult breeding pigsplus-squarewww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL of "feedback" where the pork industry intentionally feeds dead disease-infected piglets and their feces to adult breeding pigsplus-squarewww.vox.comusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
justdoit@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year agoTIL The element Einsteinium was first discovered by detonating a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, and flying fighter jets with debris-capturing filter paper through the top of the mushroom cloudplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL The element Einsteinium was first discovered by detonating a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, and flying fighter jets with debris-capturing filter paper through the top of the mushroom cloudplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgjustdoit@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
Jessica@discuss.tchncs.de · edit-21 year agoTIL upper atmospheric lightning is terrifying lookingplus-squarediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageTIL upper atmospheric lightning is terrifying lookingplus-squarediscuss.tchncs.deJessica@discuss.tchncs.de · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
