contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL because he Monty Hall Problem is often worded ambiguous, leaving some loopholes, it is better do not switch doors when you play the game with the actual real Monty Hall.plus-squarewww2.math.upenn.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL because he Monty Hall Problem is often worded ambiguous, leaving some loopholes, it is better do not switch doors when you play the game with the actual real Monty Hall.plus-squarewww2.math.upenn.educontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · edit-25 months agoTIL "Nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today" due to recyclingplus-squarewww.aluminum.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL "Nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today" due to recyclingplus-squarewww.aluminum.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · edit-25 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildingsplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildingsplus-squarewww.theguardian.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL that there are officially ranked types of fun to be had. Type 3 being the fun that was supposed to be good and then went bad.plus-squarewww.rei.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there are officially ranked types of fun to be had. Type 3 being the fun that was supposed to be good and then went bad.plus-squarewww.rei.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL about Pschitt!, a French soft drink created by Perrier in 1954. The name originates in the transcription in French of the noise made by a Perrier bottle when it is opened.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Pschitt!, a French soft drink created by Perrier in 1954. The name originates in the transcription in French of the noise made by a Perrier bottle when it is opened.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL i learned that some sharks that have no visible gums launch their teeth out when they are about to biteplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL i learned that some sharks that have no visible gums launch their teeth out when they are about to biteplus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
variants@possumpat.ioEnglish · 5 months agoTIL LEGO buys back bricks with giftcardsplus-squarelegobricktakeback.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL LEGO buys back bricks with giftcardsplus-squarelegobricktakeback.comvariants@possumpat.ioEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL an experiment on seed germination at Michigan State University has been running ever since 1879, and plans to run until the year 2100.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL an experiment on seed germination at Michigan State University has been running ever since 1879, and plans to run until the year 2100.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL that Tiger Wood's real name is Eldrick Tont Woods.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Tiger Wood's real name is Eldrick Tont Woods.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL in 2006 LEGO partnered in a cross-promotion with Duracell Batteries, in which a small Bionicle was included in a pack of AA Batteries.plus-squarebrickset.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2006 LEGO partnered in a cross-promotion with Duracell Batteries, in which a small Bionicle was included in a pack of AA Batteries.plus-squarebrickset.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Varyk@sh.itjust.works · edit-25 months agoTIL there are fidget guns for childrenplus-squaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL there are fidget guns for childrenplus-squaresh.itjust.worksVaryk@sh.itjust.works · edit-25 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL that Judd Nelson, the actor who played John Bender in The Breakfast Club, almost got fired from the production for staying in character and harassing co-star Molly Ringwald off-cameraplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Judd Nelson, the actor who played John Bender in The Breakfast Club, almost got fired from the production for staying in character and harassing co-star Molly Ringwald off-cameraplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL Guy Fieri fed 5,000 fire evacuees a day during the 2017 Santa Rosa wildfires.plus-squarewww.today.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Guy Fieri fed 5,000 fire evacuees a day during the 2017 Santa Rosa wildfires.plus-squarewww.today.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL: The 41 extant Felidae (Big and Small Cats) species exhibit the greatest diversity in fur patterns of all terrestrial carnivores.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The 41 extant Felidae (Big and Small Cats) species exhibit the greatest diversity in fur patterns of all terrestrial carnivores.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL Woodpeckers tongues wrap around their skulls to prevent them from getting concussions.plus-squareabcbirds.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Woodpeckers tongues wrap around their skulls to prevent them from getting concussions.plus-squareabcbirds.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL that A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F).plus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F).plus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL that in 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, "The horse knows the way home" and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.plus-squarewww.insideedition.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2015, a Louisiana man was arrested for drunkenly riding a horse on a highway. When detained, he said, "The horse knows the way home" and the sheriff concluded it did not constitute DUI.plus-squarewww.insideedition.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Otter@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 months agoTIL about the artist Hubert Duprat, who creates art by providing caddisfly larvae with gold and precious stones, which they use to build tubesplus-squarewww.astoriedstyle.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the artist Hubert Duprat, who creates art by providing caddisfly larvae with gold and precious stones, which they use to build tubesplus-squarewww.astoriedstyle.comOtter@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL Sex toys were invented 30,000 years ago which means they were invented long before the wheel.plus-squarewww.thecut.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Sex toys were invented 30,000 years ago which means they were invented long before the wheel.plus-squarewww.thecut.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agoTIL that according to Utah public decency law, a man is considered nude if his genitals are "in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered."plus-squarelaw.justia.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that according to Utah public decency law, a man is considered nude if his genitals are "in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered."plus-squarelaw.justia.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink