_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square2fedilink
John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL companies can still discriminate against people born out of wedlock or if their parents divorceplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down137
arrow-up198arrow-down1message-squareTIL companies can still discriminate against people born out of wedlock or if their parents divorceplus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square28fedilink
LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoToday I learned spinster originally meant a woman who was amazing at weaving plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down11
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned spinster originally meant a woman who was amazing at weaving plus-squareLadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
squaresinger@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMonopoly Go is the highest-budget video game so far.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down18
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkMonopoly Go is the highest-budget video game so far.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgsquaresinger@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square82fedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckoldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down15
arrow-up1157arrow-down1external-linkTIL in China, wearing a green hat is associated with being a cuckoldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square26fedilink
artifex@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the first use of the term "brain rot" was in Henry David Thoreau's Waldenplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down15
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first use of the term "brain rot" was in Henry David Thoreau's Waldenplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govartifex@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilink
Apeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL Riff-Raff from Rocky Horror Picture Show (also its creator) voices the dad on Phineas and Ferb.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down16
arrow-up1167arrow-down1external-linkTIL Riff-Raff from Rocky Horror Picture Show (also its creator) voices the dad on Phineas and Ferb.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgApeman42@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square15fedilink
realitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL about Russia's plans in Europe and worldwide outlined in Aliksandr Dugin (aka Putin's "Brain")'s book Foundations of Geopoliticsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1211arrow-down115
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Russia's plans in Europe and worldwide outlined in Aliksandr Dugin (aka Putin's "Brain")'s book Foundations of Geopoliticsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square55fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down13
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square17fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoTIL if you funneled the water from Niagara Falls through a straw, it would probably destroy the planet.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down110
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkTIL if you funneled the water from Niagara Falls through a straw, it would probably destroy the planet.plus-squarewww.youtube.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square22fedilink
Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL about operation Anthropoid, the only successful WW2 government-backed operation against a high-ranking naziplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down11
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkTIL about operation Anthropoid, the only successful WW2 government-backed operation against a high-ranking naziplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square6fedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the first ever internet café had to buy its domain name from the Amishplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down13
arrow-up1105arrow-down1message-squareTIL the first ever internet café had to buy its domain name from the Amishplus-squareklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square14fedilink
EfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down117
arrow-up1220arrow-down1external-linkTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgEfreetSK@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square34fedilink
Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL known victims of CSAM can file restitution claims against people who view their abuse imagesplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down15
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkTIL known victims of CSAM can file restitution claims against people who view their abuse imagesplus-squarearstechnica.comWispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square12fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. It later appraised and sold for £650k.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down111
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkTIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. It later appraised and sold for £650k.plus-squarewww.cnn.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square9fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agoTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.plus-squarewww.usni.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down11
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkTIL the air force experimented with bouncy landing runways to eliminate the weight of landing gear.plus-squarewww.usni.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square19fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down17
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL Meme is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with healingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down15
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL Meme is a Mesopotamian goddess associated with healingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.auEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 8 days agoTIL: There is a demon named "Leonard". He's a three-horned goat in charge of orgies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down13
arrow-up1292arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There is a demon named "Leonard". He's a three-horned goat in charge of orgies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square25fedilink
mysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agoTIL there's a dollar store equivalent in the UK called "Poundland"plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1329arrow-down110
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a dollar store equivalent in the UK called "Poundland"plus-squarewww.bbc.commysticpickle@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square50fedilink