_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down15
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square8fedilink
NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down115
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"plus-squareNataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square9fedilink
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down157
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square40fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animalsplus-squarewww.peepultree.worldexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down18
arrow-up1462arrow-down1external-linkTIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animalsplus-squarewww.peepultree.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square40fedilink
mine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members."plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down16
arrow-up1377arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members."plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square30fedilink
Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL norway has a homocide map with exact locations of murders.plus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1566arrow-down110
arrow-up1556arrow-down1imageTIL norway has a homocide map with exact locations of murders.plus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneSparky@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square117fedilink
ekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhat Do Neural Networks Really Learn? Exploring the Brain of an AI Modelplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down13
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkWhat Do Neural Networks Really Learn? Exploring the Brain of an AI Modelplus-squareyoutu.beekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1fedilink
pruwybenEnglish · 1 minute agoTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audence members; that was just a mythplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audence members; that was just a mythplus-squarepruwybenEnglish · 1 minute agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL the very first animated feature film was "Creation" by Pinto Colvig, made in 1916. It has been lost and only a few frames remain, but Colvig went on to be the voice of Goofy and the original Bozo.plus-squareblueprintdigital.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down11
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkTIL the very first animated feature film was "Creation" by Pinto Colvig, made in 1916. It has been lost and only a few frames remain, but Colvig went on to be the voice of Goofy and the original Bozo.plus-squareblueprintdigital.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 13 days agoTIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in natureplus-squarestarwars.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down133
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in natureplus-squarestarwars.fandom.comCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square25fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerityplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down113
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerityplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square6fedilink
ekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agoBye Bye Paywall - A Simple Way to Remove Paywalls from Online Newsplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down16
arrow-up1362arrow-down1imageBye Bye Paywall - A Simple Way to Remove Paywalls from Online Newsplus-squarelemmy.worldekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square14fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agoTIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling workswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down120
arrow-up1-4arrow-down1external-linkTIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling workswww.cbc.cagarfaagel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square4fedilink
FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agoTIL: About Foxfire a Bioluminescent Fungusplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkTIL: About Foxfire a Bioluminescent Fungusplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgFireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agomessage-square0fedilink
TehBamski@lemmy.worldcakeEnglish · 17 days agoTIL: There is a species of penguin that lives in the southern point of Africa. (African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin.)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There is a species of penguin that lives in the southern point of Africa. (African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin.)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgTehBamski@lemmy.worldcakeEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square3fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL: How DuPont Knowingly Poisoned Americans With PFAS For Over 50 Yearsplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down13
arrow-up1227arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How DuPont Knowingly Poisoned Americans With PFAS For Over 50 Yearsplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square19fedilink
Gamers_Mate@kbin.run · edit-220 days agoToday I learned you can run doom from motherboard BIOS.plus-squarewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down14
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned you can run doom from motherboard BIOS.plus-squarewww.pcgamer.comGamers_Mate@kbin.run · edit-220 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · edit-220 days agoTIL that in 2014, a photographer tried to copyright a monkey's selfie and sue Wikipedia for it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down16
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2014, a photographer tried to copyright a monkey's selfie and sue Wikipedia for it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAatube@kbin.melroy.org · edit-220 days agomessage-square17fedilink
boredsquirrel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 20 days agoA WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Darkplus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down19
arrow-up1243arrow-down1external-linkA WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Darkplus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square27fedilink
Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 20 days agoTIL Catwoman canonically has a sidekickplus-squarebatman.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down17
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTIL Catwoman canonically has a sidekickplus-squarebatman.fandom.comCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square10fedilink