Serinus@lemmy.world · 8 months agoRedirect - Please see !tilplus-squarelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up15
arrow-up15external-linkRedirect - Please see !tilplus-squarelemmy.worldSerinus@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoTIL how to block all posts containing the words Trump or Vance.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up174
arrow-up174message-squareTIL how to block all posts containing the words Trump or Vance.plus-squareBluetreefrog@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square47fedilink
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 1 year agotil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up155
arrow-up155external-linktil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is !til@lemmy.world?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up113
arrow-up113message-square[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is !til@lemmy.world?plus-squareBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
atro_city@fedia.io · 1 year agoTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up162
arrow-up162external-linkTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgatro_city@fedia.io · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL about the Guarana plant, which looks like a cluster of eyes when ripe. This is fitting because it's full of caffeine.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up193
arrow-up193external-linkTIL about the Guarana plant, which looks like a cluster of eyes when ripe. This is fitting because it's full of caffeine.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square30fedilink
stoy@lemmy.zip · 1 year agoTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up133
arrow-up133external-linkTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgstoy@lemmy.zip · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
ccunning@lemmy.world · 1 year ago[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up110
arrow-up110external-link[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgccunning@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL there's a company in Indiana that makes custom vinyl records for bands that contain things like liquid and sand (and even weirder stuff) inside two sides of a transparent playable 33 1/3 disc.plus-squareromanusrecords.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up180
arrow-up180external-linkTIL there's a company in Indiana that makes custom vinyl records for bands that contain things like liquid and sand (and even weirder stuff) inside two sides of a transparent playable 33 1/3 disc.plus-squareromanusrecords.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL the S.S. Minnow had an eighth passenger.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up147
arrow-up147imageTIL the S.S. Minnow had an eighth passenger.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL people used to clean their clothes with gasoline as a form of 'dry cleaning.' And yes, lots of people died.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up154
arrow-up154external-linkTIL people used to clean their clothes with gasoline as a form of 'dry cleaning.' And yes, lots of people died.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO carved the world's largest ruby into the shape of a turd.greyartmuseum.nyu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up162
arrow-up162external-linkTIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO carved the world's largest ruby into the shape of a turd.greyartmuseum.nyu.eduFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL in 2023, Israel announced an amazing archaeological discovery, only to announce a few days later that it was created by a scholar showing students what it would have looked like if it existed.plus-squareapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up135
arrow-up135external-linkTIL in 2023, Israel announced an amazing archaeological discovery, only to announce a few days later that it was created by a scholar showing students what it would have looked like if it existed.plus-squareapnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoTIL about Crabbie, the world's largest (fake) horseshoe crab. It has a very weird history.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up132
arrow-up132external-linkTIL about Crabbie, the world's largest (fake) horseshoe crab. It has a very weird history.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square2fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoFor centuries, the only way to get purple dye in Europe was by harvesting tens of thousands of murex snails from the ocean. TIL the Mayans discovered this independentlyplus-squarewww.mayaincaaztec.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up180
arrow-up180external-linkFor centuries, the only way to get purple dye in Europe was by harvesting tens of thousands of murex snails from the ocean. TIL the Mayans discovered this independentlyplus-squarewww.mayaincaaztec.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up188
arrow-up188external-linkTIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · edit-21 year agoTIL larry davids annual masturbation recordplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up17
arrow-up17message-squareTIL larry davids annual masturbation recordplus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · edit-21 year agomessage-square3fedilink
callmepk@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL the company Identity Digital owned about 30% of all generally-available TLDsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up117
arrow-up117external-linkTIL the company Identity Digital owned about 30% of all generally-available TLDsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgcallmepk@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL Not only did Marvel Comics do radio drama adaptations of early Fantastic Four comics in 1975, The Human Torch was played by a young Bill Murray!plus-squarearchive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up147
arrow-up147external-linkTIL Not only did Marvel Comics do radio drama adaptations of early Fantastic Four comics in 1975, The Human Torch was played by a young Bill Murray!plus-squarearchive.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish · 2 years agoBallistics evidence not reliable nor based on science, Maryland Supreme Court saysplus-squarewww.wusa9.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166external-linkBallistics evidence not reliable nor based on science, Maryland Supreme Court saysplus-squarewww.wusa9.comMonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11fedilink
