Taalnazi@lemmy.world · 17 days agoTIL Fred Trump, who was Donald Trump's father, wore a Hitler moustache.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down132
arrow-up1170arrow-down1imageTIL Fred Trump, who was Donald Trump's father, wore a Hitler moustache.plus-squarelemmy.worldTaalnazi@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square54linkfedilink
lumpenproletariat@quokk.auEnglish · 19 days agotil Nikolaus Riehl, a Nazi scientist recruited by the USSR, released from Soviet custody, and awarded the Stalin Prize among othersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linktil Nikolaus Riehl, a Nazi scientist recruited by the USSR, released from Soviet custody, and awarded the Stalin Prize among othersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orglumpenproletariat@quokk.auEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmings.world · 21 days agoTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerlemmy.worldimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerlemmy.worldcm0002@lemmings.world · 21 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish · 29 days agoTIL that Phosphenes (the visual effect that you get when you rub your eyes) can also be triggered by magnetic brain stimulation, which has been experimentally used for brain-to-brain information transplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down12
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-squareTIL that Phosphenes (the visual effect that you get when you rub your eyes) can also be triggered by magnetic brain stimulation, which has been experimentally used for brain-to-brain information transplus-squareWildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
𝓜𝓲𝓪@quokk.auEnglish · 29 days agoTIL about Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408 where in 1960 an Australian pilot punched an armed hijacker and disarmed his bombplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408 where in 1960 an Australian pilot punched an armed hijacker and disarmed his bombplus-squareen.wikipedia.org𝓜𝓲𝓪@quokk.auEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
cm0002@toast.ooo · 1 month agoTIL about CAPTCHA farms: AI pays humans pennies to prove they’re humanplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL about CAPTCHA farms: AI pays humans pennies to prove they’re humanplus-squarewww.youtube.comcm0002@toast.ooo · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@toast.ooo · 1 month agoThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@toast.ooo · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@lemy.lol · 1 month agoToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo (All the world is subject to Austria))plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo (All the world is subject to Austria))plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemy.lol · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · edit-22 months agoTIL that most phone calendars lets them change your input and contact people without your permission-even most fdroid appsplus-squaref-droid.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL that most phone calendars lets them change your input and contact people without your permission-even most fdroid appsplus-squaref-droid.orgpelespirit@sh.itjust.works · edit-22 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Anonymous_Chinese@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-22 months agoThe gratitude story "A Glass of Milk" that impacting me from childhood till now is half-realplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down13
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-squareThe gratitude story "A Glass of Milk" that impacting me from childhood till now is half-realplus-squareAnonymous_Chinese@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmings.world · 2 months agoKeith Richards wrote 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' in his sleepplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkKeith Richards wrote 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' in his sleepplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemmings.world · 2 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
tomiant@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that flint stone is a biogenic rock, which means it was created from organismsplus-squaregeomusings.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL that flint stone is a biogenic rock, which means it was created from organismsplus-squaregeomusings.orgtomiant@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
cm0002@europe.pub · 3 months agoTIL that Fibonacci used his famous sequence to try to calculate the population growth of rabbits (bun alert?)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Fibonacci used his famous sequence to try to calculate the population growth of rabbits (bun alert?)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@europe.pub · 3 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
tomiant@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that the population of Israel is less than 10 millionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the population of Israel is less than 10 millionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtomiant@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square20linkfedilink
HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agowalker texas ranger is in the same universe as martial law.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down14
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squarewalker texas ranger is in the same universe as martial law.plus-squareHubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@suppo.fi · 3 months agoTIL github doesnt support IPv6plus-squaregithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL github doesnt support IPv6plus-squaregithub.comcm0002@suppo.fi · 3 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agoTIL there's a remote Amazonian language that's so hardwired for empiricism that it disproves the logic of people who complain about sealionersplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down112
arrow-up1-5arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a remote Amazonian language that's so hardwired for empiricism that it disproves the logic of people who complain about sealionersplus-squarewww.youtube.comPatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.ca · 3 months agoTIL St. Urho's Day was a made up saint, probably to extend St. Patrick's Day celebrations..plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down12
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL St. Urho's Day was a made up saint, probably to extend St. Patrick's Day celebrations..plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
slothrop@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months ago[Transhumance!] Why Donkeys and mule nannies carry lambs down Italian mountains - BrightVibesplus-squarewww.brightvibes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-link[Transhumance!] Why Donkeys and mule nannies carry lambs down Italian mountains - BrightVibesplus-squarewww.brightvibes.comslothrop@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@libretechni.caEnglish · 3 months agoVenezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkVenezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@libretechni.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink