MindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 13 days agoTIL taking a multivitamin daily increases mortality risk by 4%plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down118
arrow-up147arrow-down1message-squareTIL taking a multivitamin daily increases mortality risk by 4%plus-squareMindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square33linkfedilink
als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 18 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-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-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 · 18 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
partner_boat_slug@mander.xyz · 1 month agoThe FSW-0 recoverable satellite used wood as its heat-shieldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down11
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkThe FSW-0 recoverable satellite used wood as its heat-shieldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpartner_boat_slug@mander.xyz · 1 month agomessage-square1linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoTIL about OnionShare, an Open Source Hosting, File Sharing, and Chatting Application Available on All Major Platformsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkTIL about OnionShare, an Open Source Hosting, File Sharing, and Chatting Application Available on All Major Platformsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square7linkfedilink
Nutomic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that Reddit has achievementsplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down112
arrow-up14arrow-down1imageTIL that Reddit has achievementsplus-squarelemmy.mlNutomic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilink
sixty@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoYou can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10plus-squarewww.mathsisfun.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkYou can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10plus-squarewww.mathsisfun.comsixty@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Caxii@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoTIL that in New York, you don't actually need a valid driver’s license to own a carplus-squarenyc.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down113
arrow-up1-7arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in New York, you don't actually need a valid driver’s license to own a carplus-squarenyc.streetsblog.orgCaxii@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoTIL of Dawson disease, a horrific complication of measlesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down12
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Dawson disease, a horrific complication of measlesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoTIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slaveryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down11
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slaveryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoTIL about the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), an anti-communist organization created by the CIA to sway Intellectual opinion against communismplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down10
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), an anti-communist organization created by the CIA to sway Intellectual opinion against communismplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com · 4 months agoTIL about abogen. A tool to generate audiobooks from EPUBs, PDFs and text with synchronized captions.plus-squaregithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkTIL about abogen. A tool to generate audiobooks from EPUBs, PDFs and text with synchronized captions.plus-squaregithub.comPumpkinDrama@reddthat.com · 4 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoTIL The ability to count is universal in the animal kingdom. Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down11
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkTIL The ability to count is universal in the animal kingdom. Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoTIL about The Lobby, a 2017 Docuseries about AIPAC, whose second series was blockedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL about The Lobby, a 2017 Docuseries about AIPAC, whose second series was blockedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Substance_P@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL that there was a man named William Patrick Hitler, a man who could have been a Nazi prince yet instead became an American veteran who helped defeat his uncle's empire.plus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
arrow-up180arrow-down1imageTIL that there was a man named William Patrick Hitler, a man who could have been a Nazi prince yet instead became an American veteran who helped defeat his uncle's empire.plus-squarelemmy.mlSubstance_P@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
RedBear [none/use name]@hexbear.net · 4 months agoTIL humans are using 1.8 Earths worth of resourcesplus-squarewww.footprintnetwork.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkTIL humans are using 1.8 Earths worth of resourcesplus-squarewww.footprintnetwork.orgRedBear [none/use name]@hexbear.net · 4 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Mrkawfee@lemmy.world · 5 months agoToday I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumptionplus-squarewww.morningbrew.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down13
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumptionplus-squarewww.morningbrew.comMrkawfee@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
fort_burp@feddit.nl · 5 months agoTIL why the USA is borked in terms of rare earthsplus-squarewww.counterpunch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down13
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTIL why the USA is borked in terms of rare earthsplus-squarewww.counterpunch.orgfort_burp@feddit.nl · 5 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoTIL About the 1985 MOVE bombing, where the Philadelphia Police Department bombed and burned 61 houses, murdering 11 and leaving 250 homelessplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1367arrow-down12
arrow-up1365arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the 1985 MOVE bombing, where the Philadelphia Police Department bombed and burned 61 houses, murdering 11 and leaving 250 homelessplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square58linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down10
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink
jason_is_back@tucson.social · 5 months agoTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgjason_is_back@tucson.social · 5 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
