hank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 5 天前TIL there is apparently a $43,652 chandelier on Amazon, and there are only 20 left in stock so invest now!!!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down112
arrow-up175arrow-down1imageTIL there is apparently a $43,652 chandelier on Amazon, and there are only 20 left in stock so invest now!!!lemmy.worldhank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 5 天前message-square12fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 个月前Today I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkToday I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 个月前message-square7fedilink
Jo Miran@lemmy.ml · 4 个月前TIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down15
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beJo Miran@lemmy.ml · 4 个月前message-square4fedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 个月前TIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 个月前message-square5fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 个月前TIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 个月前message-square0fedilink
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 6 个月前TIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comsgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 6 个月前message-square11fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-27 个月前Some owls have skinny long legslemm.eeimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeLemmy@lemm.ee · edit-27 个月前message-square0fedilink
TheGoonch@lemmy.world · 8 个月前TIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comTheGoonch@lemmy.world · 8 个月前message-square3fedilink
Comrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 8 个月前TIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgComrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 8 个月前message-square0fedilink
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 个月前TIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comsun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 个月前message-square1fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-29 个月前TIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-29 个月前message-square0fedilink
loopy@lemm.ee · edit-210 个月前TIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squarelithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squarelithub.comloopy@lemm.ee · edit-210 个月前message-square0fedilink
bermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 个月前TIL 4 people died (including a child) and over 200 were seriously injured after two men stole a caesium-137 radiotherapy device from an abandoned hospital and sold it for scrap, hoping to make money.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL 4 people died (including a child) and over 200 were seriously injured after two men stole a caesium-137 radiotherapy device from an abandoned hospital and sold it for scrap, hoping to make money.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 个月前message-square2fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works · edit-211 个月前TIL that shirt buttons are on the right for men, but on the left for women.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareTIL that shirt buttons are on the right for men, but on the left for women.plus-squareSjmarf@sh.itjust.works · edit-211 个月前message-square3fedilink
Manu@feddit.de · 1 年前TIL about Robert Richards, a Du Pont heir who avoided jail time after sexually abusing his 3 year old daughterplus-squarewww.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Robert Richards, a Du Pont heir who avoided jail time after sexually abusing his 3 year old daughterplus-squarewww.forbes.comManu@feddit.de · 1 年前message-square0fedilink
Vordimous@lemmy.ml · 1 年前TIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearplus-squarelemmy.mlVordimous@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 年前TIL of "feedback" where the pork industry intentionally feeds dead disease-infected piglets and their feces to adult breeding pigsplus-squarewww.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of "feedback" where the pork industry intentionally feeds dead disease-infected piglets and their feces to adult breeding pigsplus-squarewww.vox.comusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 年前message-square2fedilink
Jamixthedestroyer@lemmy.world · 1 年前TIL white asparagus is just green asparagus grown in the darkplus-squarewww.tasteofhome.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL white asparagus is just green asparagus grown in the darkplus-squarewww.tasteofhome.comJamixthedestroyer@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square1fedilink
justdoit@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 年前TIL The element Einsteinium was first discovered by detonating a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, and flying fighter jets with debris-capturing filter paper through the top of the mushroom cloudplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL The element Einsteinium was first discovered by detonating a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean, and flying fighter jets with debris-capturing filter paper through the top of the mushroom cloudplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgjustdoit@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 年前message-square7fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前TIL an ant mega-colony exists across 3 continents and is thought to contain billions of ants, all of which recognise each other to be from the same colony. The largest part of the colony is in Europeplus-squarenews.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL an ant mega-colony exists across 3 continents and is thought to contain billions of ants, all of which recognise each other to be from the same colony. The largest part of the colony is in Europeplus-squarenews.bbc.co.ukMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square1fedilink
