_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
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL of axanthism, a condition that makes animals that are normally green appear blue due to a lack of yellow pigmentplus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down11
arrow-up173arrow-down1imageTIL of axanthism, a condition that makes animals that are normally green appear blue due to a lack of yellow pigmentplus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square4fedilink
BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-220 hours agoTIL the term Redneck likely originated from the sunburned red neck of those working in fields.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down188
arrow-up1300arrow-down1external-linkTIL the term Redneck likely originated from the sunburned red neck of those working in fields.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-220 hours agomessage-square96fedilink
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that Chironomia is the art of using gesticulations or hand gestures to good effect in traditional rhetoric or oratory.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down11
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Chironomia is the art of using gesticulations or hand gestures to good effect in traditional rhetoric or oratory.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square6fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL about de la Chapelle syndrome where people with XX chromosomes are born with traditionally masculine organs & presentation. Usually those with the trait are unaware they have XX chromosomes at allplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down13
arrow-up1283arrow-down1external-linkTIL about de la Chapelle syndrome where people with XX chromosomes are born with traditionally masculine organs & presentation. Usually those with the trait are unaware they have XX chromosomes at allplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square48fedilink
roguetrick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL sailing ships commonly moved around without wind by warpingplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down11
arrow-up1427arrow-down1external-linkTIL sailing ships commonly moved around without wind by warpingplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgroguetrick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square43fedilink
lakeeffect@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL: The Chicken soup for the soul publisher owns redboxplus-squarewww.foxbusiness.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down111
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Chicken soup for the soul publisher owns redboxplus-squarewww.foxbusiness.comlakeeffect@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square10fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down114
arrow-up1477arrow-down1external-linkTIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square159fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first electedplus-squarewww.thestreet.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down16
arrow-up1396arrow-down1external-linkTIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first electedplus-squarewww.thestreet.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square20fedilink
paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL about Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic worldview of accepting the simple, imperfect, and transient things in the world. Similar to kintsugi (repairing broken pottery with golden paste), it's abouplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down120
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic worldview of accepting the simple, imperfect, and transient things in the world. Similar to kintsugi (repairing broken pottery with golden paste), it's abouplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpaddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square44fedilink
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 11 days agoToday I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgBluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Carighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL that in Melbourne, a 1 : 1 000 000 000 scale model of the solar system includes a mini-Proxima-Centauri that is one-time-around-the-entire-world away at this scale.plus-squarestkildamelbourne.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down11
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in Melbourne, a 1 : 1 000 000 000 scale model of the solar system includes a mini-Proxima-Centauri that is one-time-around-the-entire-world away at this scale.plus-squarestkildamelbourne.com.auCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square2fedilink
u/unhappy_grapefruit_2@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agoTIL That reddits "most addicted city" is eglin air force base FLplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down113
arrow-up1129arrow-down1imageTIL That reddits "most addicted city" is eglin air force base FLplus-squarelemmy.worldu/unhappy_grapefruit_2@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-213 days agomessage-square29fedilink
Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoTIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star Systemplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star Systemplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgCryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square16fedilink
Chozo@fedia.io · 15 days agoTIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down133
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgChozo@fedia.io · 15 days agomessage-square129fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoTIL that there is a global, time traveling radio (sort of)plus-squareradiooooo.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down14
arrow-up1159arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a global, time traveling radio (sort of)plus-squareradiooooo.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square4fedilink
pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-216 days agoTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a mythplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
arrow-up179arrow-down1message-squareTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a mythplus-squarepruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-216 days agomessage-square9fedilink
NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 days agoTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down117
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 · 17 days agomessage-square10fedilink
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down157
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square40fedilink
mine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 21 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-up1384arrow-down17
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 · 21 days agomessage-square30fedilink