jaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTIL about Detroit Electricplus-squarelockpinlemmy.worldimagemessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down16
arrow-up1246arrow-down1imageTIL about Detroit Electricplus-squarelockpinlemmy.worldjaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square73linkfedilink
_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Wudi@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 hour agoTIL that reading scores have plummeted in school districts around the U.S.plus-squarefeddit.ukimagemessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down13
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageTIL that reading scores have plummeted in school districts around the U.S.plus-squarefeddit.ukWudi@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square11linkfedilink
Kat@isno.wales · 8 hours agoToday I learned that 400 million years ago, the largest land organism was kinda like a giant sausage sticking out of the ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototaxitesplus-squareisno.walesimagemessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down10
arrow-up1118arrow-down1imageToday I learned that 400 million years ago, the largest land organism was kinda like a giant sausage sticking out of the ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototaxitesplus-squareisno.walesKat@isno.wales · 8 hours agomessage-square15linkfedilink
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 minutes agoTIL About Caesar, A 115 Year-Old American Slave And Also One Of The Earliest And Oldest People Ever Photographed, Who Was Forced To Work Until Age 80plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareTIL About Caesar, A 115 Year-Old American Slave And Also One Of The Earliest And Oldest People Ever Photographed, Who Was Forced To Work Until Age 80plus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 minutes agomessage-square1linkfedilink
JayleneSlide@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL Inflammation Causes Cartilage Lossplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down13
arrow-up1201arrow-down1external-linkTIL Inflammation Causes Cartilage Lossplus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govJayleneSlide@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square40linkfedilink
Sundray@lemmus.orgEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL: About the pole of inaccessibilityplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down11
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkTIL: About the pole of inaccessibilityplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSundray@lemmus.orgEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square4linkfedilink
jaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL about skeleton watches which deliberately have all the moving parts visibleplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square78linkfedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down13
arrow-up1354arrow-down1imageTIL about skeleton watches which deliberately have all the moving parts visibleplus-squarelemmy.worldjaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square78linkfedilink
pieland@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 day agoTIL that dwarf rats exist. They're said to rarely get tumors, and to have a longer lifespan than regular rats.plus-squarewww.atlantisrattery.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down10
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkTIL that dwarf rats exist. They're said to rarely get tumors, and to have a longer lifespan than regular rats.plus-squarewww.atlantisrattery.compieland@piefed.socialEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Stamau123@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoToday I learned that, despite having a mainland measuring just 20 square kilometers, 80% of the island nation of Naoero is uninhabitable due to miningplus-squarewww.ctvnews.caexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down13
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that, despite having a mainland measuring just 20 square kilometers, 80% of the island nation of Naoero is uninhabitable due to miningplus-squarewww.ctvnews.caStamau123@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
Wudi@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that in fiscal year 2026, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program has admitted 6,066 South Africans, 3 Afghans and nobody elsewww.rpc.state.govexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1332arrow-down14
arrow-up1328arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in fiscal year 2026, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program has admitted 6,066 South Africans, 3 Afghans and nobody elsewww.rpc.state.govWudi@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
jaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL about system justification theory and how people defend unfair systems because it’s easier than admitting they’re being screwedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down11
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkTIL about system justification theory and how people defend unfair systems because it’s easier than admitting they’re being screwedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgjaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 days agoTIL of Carpenter Bees.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down15
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareTIL of Carpenter Bees.plus-squareunemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
Ludrol@szmer.infoEnglish · 4 days agoTIL about successful crowdfunded reboot of International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 sateliteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkTIL about successful crowdfunded reboot of International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 sateliteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLudrol@szmer.infoEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL people who are blind from birth never develop schizophreniaplus-squaretheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up1287arrow-down19
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkTIL people who are blind from birth never develop schizophreniaplus-squaretheconversation.comEric@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square53linkfedilink
Mugita Sokio@lemmy.todayEnglish · 4 days agoTIL about Epstein's surveillance dealingsplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down15
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Epstein's surveillance dealingsplus-squarewww.youtube.comMugita Sokio@lemmy.todayEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
CombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish · 6 days agoTIL the screeching sound of peeling tape is caused by tiny sonic boomsplus-squarelink.aps.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTIL the screeching sound of peeling tape is caused by tiny sonic boomsplus-squarelink.aps.orgCombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
FosterMolasses@leminal.spaceEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that the first real marshmallows were created around 2000 BCE in Ancient Egyptplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down16
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the first real marshmallows were created around 2000 BCE in Ancient Egyptplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFosterMolasses@leminal.spaceEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoTIL there's a Mollusc of the Year competitionplus-squaremoty.senckenberg.scienceexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a Mollusc of the Year competitionplus-squaremoty.senckenberg.scienceQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
lechekaflan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the children of Theodor Herzl have driven themselves into extinction.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down128
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL the children of Theodor Herzl have driven themselves into extinction.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orglechekaflan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink