_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down16
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square9linkfedilink
CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL giraffes are 30x more likely than humans to be struck by lightningplus-squareincuriously.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down12
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkTIL giraffes are 30x more likely than humans to be struck by lightningplus-squareincuriously.comCombatWombatEsq@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square21linkfedilink
Ondore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL there are four major blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Mosquitoes love to drink O blood, they think it's delicious.plus-squaremedicine.tufts.eduexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down14
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are four major blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Mosquitoes love to drink O blood, they think it's delicious.plus-squaremedicine.tufts.eduOndore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square23linkfedilink
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneEnglish · 18 hours agoTIL about Casu martzu, a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggotsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down17
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Casu martzu, a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggotsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmaniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square26linkfedilink
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that in Connecticut, USA, a man was held captive by his stepmother for 20 years, beginning since he was a child.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down11
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in Connecticut, USA, a man was held captive by his stepmother for 20 years, beginning since he was a child.plus-squarewww.cnn.com「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
BlueÆther@no.lastname.nzEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL that I18n is Internationalization, and whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down13
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkTIL that I18n is Internationalization, and whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBlueÆther@no.lastname.nzEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1780arrow-down127
arrow-up1753arrow-down1external-linkTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgWispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square99linkfedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL SCOTUS Chief Justice John Marshall wrote a biography of George Washington; it was so bad that Marshall called himself "mortified beyond measure" and begged (unsuccessfully) not to be creditedplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareTIL SCOTUS Chief Justice John Marshall wrote a biography of George Washington; it was so bad that Marshall called himself "mortified beyond measure" and begged (unsuccessfully) not to be creditedplus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
confuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down110
arrow-up179arrow-down1message-squareTIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squareconfuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
Luniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that only 7 petrol-powered cars were sold last month in Norwayplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1433arrow-down128
arrow-up1405arrow-down1external-linkTIL that only 7 petrol-powered cars were sold last month in Norwayplus-squarewww.theguardian.comLuniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square48linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoTIL there are therapy horses.plus-squarewww.minitherapyhorses.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down12
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are therapy horses.plus-squarewww.minitherapyhorses.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agoTIL for at last 15 years US government has been able to implant hardware into USB cables to turn them into hacking devices with wireless capability.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgimagemessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down110
arrow-up1528arrow-down1imageTIL for at last 15 years US government has been able to implant hardware into USB cables to turn them into hacking devices with wireless capability.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbrachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square73linkfedilink
𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL: Besides offering a free compromised email check, haveibeenpwned.com also offers a free password compromise checking service (It's also fun to see what weird passwords have been used/leaked.)plus-squarehaveibeenpwned.comexternal-linkmessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down12
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Besides offering a free compromised email check, haveibeenpwned.com also offers a free password compromise checking service (It's also fun to see what weird passwords have been used/leaked.)plus-squarehaveibeenpwned.com𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square51linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down114
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyplus-squareyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
skepller@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoEvery shuffle of a deck of cards is most likely uniqueplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down17
arrow-up134arrow-down1imageEvery shuffle of a deck of cards is most likely uniqueplus-squarelemmy.worldskepller@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL: The Median Age for FOX, CNN & MSNBC Viewers is Around 70 Years Oldplus-squarehrnews1.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square88linkfedilinkarrow-up1508arrow-down111
arrow-up1497arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Median Age for FOX, CNN & MSNBC Viewers is Around 70 Years Oldplus-squarehrnews1.substack.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square88linkfedilink
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoTIL that a child born out of wedlock to an American father might not get birthright citizenship, but a child born out of wedlock to an American mother automatically gets birthright citizenship.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1243arrow-down13
arrow-up1240arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a child born out of wedlock to an American father might not get birthright citizenship, but a child born out of wedlock to an American mother automatically gets birthright citizenship.plus-squareen.wikipedia.org「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square36linkfedilink
Luniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that Adobe doesn't just sell expensive software. They also do researchplus-squareresearch.adobe.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down110
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Adobe doesn't just sell expensive software. They also do researchplus-squareresearch.adobe.comLuniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL : Bonhoeffer and the Plot to overthrow Hitler in 1944 [Operation Valkyrie] - On Stupidity and Real Intelligence, Letters from Prisonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkTIL : Bonhoeffer and the Plot to overthrow Hitler in 1944 [Operation Valkyrie] - On Stupidity and Real Intelligence, Letters from Prisonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgRiddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Seth Taylor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL how wild animals are vaccinated for rabies en masseplus-squarehistoryofvaccines.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down13
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkTIL how wild animals are vaccinated for rabies en masseplus-squarehistoryofvaccines.orgSeth Taylor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink