IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down12
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoA creative man in China built a fully motorized bed with joystick control, letting him move around without getting up. His invention could help in rescue missions and mobility support.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down16
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkA creative man in China built a fully motorized bed with joystick control, letting him move around without getting up. His invention could help in rescue missions and mobility support.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL the toxic fungus blamed for the "curse" of King Tut’s tomb may actually help fight leukemia, with researchers extracting cancer-killing compounds from it.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down10
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkTIL the toxic fungus blamed for the "curse" of King Tut’s tomb may actually help fight leukemia, with researchers extracting cancer-killing compounds from it.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL some pigeons have legs that resemble chickens because of shared mutations that alter limb identity, causing feathers to grow where scales usually form.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down10
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkTIL some pigeons have legs that resemble chickens because of shared mutations that alter limb identity, causing feathers to grow where scales usually form.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoresplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down11
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoresplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down18
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 12 days agoAncient Persian windcatchers used passive airflow engineering to cool buildings centuries before electricity. Their design channels wind and exhausts heat using basic pressure dynamics.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkAncient Persian windcatchers used passive airflow engineering to cool buildings centuries before electricity. Their design channels wind and exhausts heat using basic pressure dynamics.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down13
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Unsolved Mysteries@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoA mysterious 15th-century book written in an unrecognizable language continues to puzzle scholars—its origin, purpose, and meaning remain unknown.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkA mysterious 15th-century book written in an unrecognizable language continues to puzzle scholars—its origin, purpose, and meaning remain unknown.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Unsolved Mysteries@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 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-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13
arrow-up1176arrow-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.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square19linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 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-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down18
arrow-up1115arrow-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.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down12
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down12
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square7linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoMount Vesuvius turned Pompeii into a ghost city overnight. Today, the archaeological park reveals preserved streets, homes, and bodies shaped by a pyroclastic inferno.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkMount Vesuvius turned Pompeii into a ghost city overnight. Today, the archaeological park reveals preserved streets, homes, and bodies shaped by a pyroclastic inferno.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square3linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoThe Nazca Lines in Peru—massive geoglyphs carved by the Nazca civilization. Their purpose remains a mystery, but their scale and precision continue to astonish archaeologists around the world.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkThe Nazca Lines in Peru—massive geoglyphs carved by the Nazca civilization. Their purpose remains a mystery, but their scale and precision continue to astonish archaeologists around the world.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoAn ancient Laconian hound rhyton uncovered in Italy reveals how Greek mythology and artistry influenced Magna Graecia. It was used for pouring ritual offerings during sacred ceremonies.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkAn ancient Laconian hound rhyton uncovered in Italy reveals how Greek mythology and artistry influenced Magna Graecia. It was used for pouring ritual offerings during sacred ceremonies.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down13
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down16
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldOPtoArchaeology@mander.xyz•New DNA study sheds light on King Tut’s mysterious death at 18. A team from Cairo University and German geneticists may have uncovered crucial clues that bring us closer to the truth.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoWhat about this article:(https://indiandefencereview.com/dna-analysis-truth-tutankhamuns-death/). linkfedilink
What about this article:(https://indiandefencereview.com/dna-analysis-truth-tutankhamuns-death/).