Preventer79@sh.itjust.works · 12 days agoTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907plus-squarequoteinvestigator.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1109
arrow-up1109external-linkTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907plus-squarequoteinvestigator.comPreventer79@sh.itjust.works · 12 days agomessage-square5fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 18 days agoTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19
arrow-up19external-linkTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square0fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 18 days agoFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13
arrow-up13message-squareFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 18 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Dessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-228 days agoTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1183
arrow-up1183external-linkTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auDessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-228 days agomessage-square20fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 29 days agoToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up135
arrow-up135external-linkToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square10fedilink
crozilla@lemmy.world · 29 days agoTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up143
arrow-up143external-linkTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govcrozilla@lemmy.world · 29 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up149
arrow-up149external-linkTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilink
medem@lemmy.wtf · 2 months agoTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141external-linkTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgmedem@lemmy.wtf · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agoTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up133
arrow-up133imageTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mltetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agomessage-square52fedilink
HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agoToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up132
arrow-up132message-squareToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squareHotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agomessage-square2fedilink
psychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16
arrow-up16external-linkTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpsychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
paranoid@lemmy.world · 5 months agoToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1103
arrow-up1103external-linkToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comparanoid@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
Kathrin@trouth.eu · 5 months agoToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1161
arrow-up1161imageToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlKathrin@trouth.eu · 5 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Flax@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agoTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Chinese province controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17external-linkTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Chinese province controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlax@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square4fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-26 months agoThe worlds largest Super-bulldozer was never usedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up135
arrow-up135external-linkThe worlds largest Super-bulldozer was never usedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square13fedilink
Chris@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agoTIL there are "libraries" in London where you can borrow gadgetsplus-squaresecretldn.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up178
arrow-up178external-linkTIL there are "libraries" in London where you can borrow gadgetsplus-squaresecretldn.comChris@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square5fedilink
nothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 6 months agoTIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggaeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up158
arrow-up158external-linkTIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggaeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgnothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 6 months agomessage-square12fedilink
Kathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agoToday I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up130
arrow-up130message-squareToday I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it.plus-squareKathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agomessage-square5fedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoTIL of the Donner Party who were a group of pioneers including women and children who had to resort to cannibalism after an early snowfall cut off their destination, just one mountain pass over.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up142
arrow-up142external-linkTIL of the Donner Party who were a group of pioneers including women and children who had to resort to cannibalism after an early snowfall cut off their destination, just one mountain pass over.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtetris11@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square8fedilink
Jackcooper@lemmy.world · 6 months agoTIL the tallest statue in Australia is a 15 M high sheep known as big merino lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1103
arrow-up1103imageTIL the tallest statue in Australia is a 15 M high sheep known as big merino lemmy.worldJackcooper@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square8fedilink
