BigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about Photic Sneeze Relfexplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Photic Sneeze Relfexplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL catch and release fishing has an 18% average mortality rateplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL catch and release fishing has an 18% average mortality rateplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
camelCaseGuy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL that “OK” is said to be the most widely spoken word in the world, having been adopted as a loanword in mamy languages. However, the etymology of the word is uncertain.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that “OK” is said to be the most widely spoken word in the world, having been adopted as a loanword in mamy languages. However, the etymology of the word is uncertain.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgcamelCaseGuy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
daisyKutter@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoTIL you can search for a website owner on duckduckgo and it shows you directly it's whoislemmy.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL you can search for a website owner on duckduckgo and it shows you directly it's whoislemmy.mldaisyKutter@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Sergigig@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL that wedding rings are essentially successful ad campaign started by diamond mining companies to sell you diamondsplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that wedding rings are essentially successful ad campaign started by diamond mining companies to sell you diamondsplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comSergigig@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
(´｡• ᵕ •｡`)@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoTIL that in the docs there is a detailed explanation for how federation and search works in Lemmyplus-squarejoin-lemmy.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the docs there is a detailed explanation for how federation and search works in Lemmyplus-squarejoin-lemmy.org(´｡• ᵕ •｡`)@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
JohnnyMentero@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoTop Cat - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTop Cat - Wikipediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgJohnnyMentero@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
Jaettehjort@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL that the Latvian man Jānis Pīnups evaded the Soviets invading Latvia in 1944 by hiding in bunkers in the woods. He stayed hidden for 50 years and came out when the Soviets left, age 70.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Latvian man Jānis Pīnups evaded the Soviets invading Latvia in 1944 by hiding in bunkers in the woods. He stayed hidden for 50 years and came out when the Soviets left, age 70.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgJaettehjort@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoTIL of ventilation shutdown, a mass killing method. Circulation is stopped leading to heatstroke and suffocation after multiple hours in high heat. Known recordings for pigs show sustained screamingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of ventilation shutdown, a mass killing method. Circulation is stopped leading to heatstroke and suffocation after multiple hours in high heat. Known recordings for pigs show sustained screamingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
BigFig@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL blobfish do not look like that famous pictureplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL blobfish do not look like that famous pictureplus-squareBigFig@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
0485@lemmy.world · 2 years agoTIL that you should always tell a child who is wearing a helmet how cool you think their helmet is. It will encourage them to always wear it in the future.message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL that you should always tell a child who is wearing a helmet how cool you think their helmet is. It will encourage them to always wear it in the future.0485@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoTIL blast fishing is a practice that uses explosives to stun and kill schools of fish. It destroys the surrounding ecosystems such as coral reefs and often injuries fishermanplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL blast fishing is a practice that uses explosives to stun and kill schools of fish. It destroys the surrounding ecosystems such as coral reefs and often injuries fishermanplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
Wolfric82@beehaw.org · 2 years agoTIL that cochineal extract, also known as carmine or Natural Red 4 is a food dye made from crushed up bugs.plus-squarewww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cochineal extract, also known as carmine or Natural Red 4 is a food dye made from crushed up bugs.plus-squarewww.livescience.comWolfric82@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoTIL of eyestalk ablation where female shrimp eyes are removed to speed up development of mature ovaries. It's used in nearly every commercial shrimp reproduction facility, usually without anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of eyestalk ablation where female shrimp eyes are removed to speed up development of mature ovaries. It's used in nearly every commercial shrimp reproduction facility, usually without anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoDené–Yeniseian is a proposed language family consisting of the Yeniseian languages of central Siberia and the Na-Dené languages of northwestern North America.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDené–Yeniseian is a proposed language family consisting of the Yeniseian languages of central Siberia and the Na-Dené languages of northwestern North America.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgArthur Besse@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square0fedilink
homeless@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoEvery Sikh shrine has a religiously sanctioned moral and humanitarian obligation to serve foodplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareEvery Sikh shrine has a religiously sanctioned moral and humanitarian obligation to serve foodplus-squarehomeless@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square0fedilink
uthredii@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoFifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia. Here’s whyplus-squarerestofworld.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFifty percent of Facebook Messenger’s total voice traffic comes from Cambodia. Here’s whyplus-squarerestofworld.orguthredii@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square0fedilink
tronk@lemmy.ml · edit-24 years agoTIL there's open and thriving alternative to Apple's M1 chip-building technique. It's also insanely fast and energy efficient. It's RISC-Vplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's open and thriving alternative to Apple's M1 chip-building technique. It's also insanely fast and energy efficient. It's RISC-Vplus-squareyoutu.betronk@lemmy.ml · edit-24 years agomessage-square0fedilink
copacetic@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoDonald Duck's nephews have different names in other countriesplus-square9gag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDonald Duck's nephews have different names in other countriesplus-square9gag.comcopacetic@lemmy.ml · 4 years agomessage-square0fedilink
copacetic@lemmy.ml · 4 years agoIn the 18th century they hired "ornamental hermits", they dressed as druids and lived in a gardenplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIn the 18th century they hired "ornamental hermits", they dressed as druids and lived in a gardenplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comcopacetic@lemmy.ml · 4 years agomessage-square0fedilink
