QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agoTIL drinking, smoking, games, etc are all "social lubricants" for making conversations easier.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL drinking, smoking, games, etc are all "social lubricants" for making conversations easier.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days agoTIL Dayglo fluorescent paint was discovered by two teenagers experimenting with chemicals in their basement.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Dayglo fluorescent paint was discovered by two teenagers experimenting with chemicals in their basement.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
green_goglin@thelemmy.clubEnglish · 19 days agoTIL: Leon Black's son Benjamin Black was appointed CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) by Donald Trump.plus-squarethelemmy.clubimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL: Leon Black's son Benjamin Black was appointed CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) by Donald Trump.plus-squarethelemmy.clubgreen_goglin@thelemmy.clubEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Vogi@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-219 days agoTIL that it is illegal in the US State of North Carolina for Bingo sessions to exceed 5 hoursplus-squarelaw.justia.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that it is illegal in the US State of North Carolina for Bingo sessions to exceed 5 hoursplus-squarelaw.justia.comVogi@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-219 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL: Multiple Studies Now Confirm Neoliberalism Is Bad for the Mental Health of Human Beingsplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Multiple Studies Now Confirm Neoliberalism Is Bad for the Mental Health of Human Beingsplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 20 days agoTIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgals@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL that the phrase "time is of the essence" comes from 18th century contract lawplus-squarewww.myenglishpages.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the phrase "time is of the essence" comes from 18th century contract lawplus-squarewww.myenglishpages.com58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Silverchase@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 20 days agoTIL the Wikipedia language with the second-most articles is Cebuanoplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Wikipedia language with the second-most articles is Cebuanoplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSilverchase@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Tolc@lemmy.zipEnglish · 21 days agoToday I learned that despite its dissolution almost 35 years ago, Soviet Union is still #2 on overall Olympic medals won tally. They won 1204 medals in 39 yearslemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that despite its dissolution almost 35 years ago, Soviet Union is still #2 on overall Olympic medals won tally. They won 1204 medals in 39 yearslemmy.zipTolc@lemmy.zipEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish · 22 days agoToday I learned about the critically endangered Cozumel raccoon.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned about the critically endangered Cozumel raccoon.plus-squareyoutu.beYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todayEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 23 days agoTIL before 1972 sperm whales were killed in order to make transmission fluids for car transmissionsplus-squaremagazine.washington.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL before 1972 sperm whales were killed in order to make transmission fluids for car transmissionsplus-squaremagazine.washington.edutomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-223 days agoTIL ICE contractor GEO Group, was originally Wackenhut Corrections, owned by hard right warlord, George Wackenhut, who claimed to hold largest collection of files on suspected American dissidentsplus-squarewww.muckrock.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL ICE contractor GEO Group, was originally Wackenhut Corrections, owned by hard right warlord, George Wackenhut, who claimed to hold largest collection of files on suspected American dissidentsplus-squarewww.muckrock.comBasic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-223 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
hoagecko (he/his)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 24 days agoTIL Children’s eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults’ or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelinesplus-squarepolicinginsight.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Children’s eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults’ or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelinesplus-squarepolicinginsight.comhoagecko (he/his)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Ondore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoTIL there are four major blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Mosquitoes love to drink O blood, they think it's delicious.medicine.tufts.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are four major blood types: A, B, AB, and O. Mosquitoes love to drink O blood, they think it's delicious.medicine.tufts.eduOndore@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneEnglish · 26 days agoTIL about Casu martzu, a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggotsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Casu martzu, a Sardinian sheep milk cheese that contains live fly maggotsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmaniacalmanicmania@aussie.zoneEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
BlueÆther@no.lastname.nzEnglish · edit-227 days agoTIL that I18n is Internationalization, and whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that I18n is Internationalization, and whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBlueÆther@no.lastname.nzEnglish · edit-227 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 27 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-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 27 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 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-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 28 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
confuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 29 days agoTIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squareconfuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoTIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyplus-squareyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink