_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down16
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ReverendIrreverence@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL One of the two brothers who founded the Guinness Book of World Records was assassinated by the IRAplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down10
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkTIL One of the two brothers who founded the Guinness Book of World Records was assassinated by the IRAplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgReverendIrreverence@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Valnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that Turkey asks gay people to provide explicit photos of them to be exempt from military serviceplus-squaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up1567arrow-down14
arrow-up1563arrow-down1imageTIL that Turkey asks gay people to provide explicit photos of them to be exempt from military serviceplus-squaresh.itjust.worksValnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square108linkfedilink
Something Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL James Matthew Barrie, author of Peter Pan, founded an amateur cricket team called the Allahakbarriesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL James Matthew Barrie, author of Peter Pan, founded an amateur cricket team called the Allahakbarriesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 11 hours agoFedimapplus-squarefediversemap.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down12
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkFedimapplus-squarefediversemap.comgandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square6linkfedilink
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL about the Murder of Ashley Zhao, a 5 year old girl who was beaten to death by her mother, and then the mother hid the body in the family restaurant with help from Ashley's father.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down15
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Murder of Ashley Zhao, a 5 year old girl who was beaten to death by her mother, and then the mother hid the body in the family restaurant with help from Ashley's father.plus-squareen.wikipedia.org「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square2linkfedilink
oce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the "dab" dance movement is banned in Saudi Arabia for supposed associations with narcotics and people got arrested for itplus-squarewww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkTIL the "dab" dance movement is banned in Saudi Arabia for supposed associations with narcotics and people got arrested for itplus-squarewww.independent.co.ukoce 🐆@jlai.luEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
violet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL about the 1879 Mandalay Palace massacre, in which over forty royals were executed by co-conspirators to secure King Thibaw’s claim to the throne.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the 1879 Mandalay Palace massacre, in which over forty royals were executed by co-conspirators to secure King Thibaw’s claim to the throne.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgviolet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square3linkfedilink
violet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, served as a concubine to Emperor Taizong before later becoming the Empress of his son, Emperor Gaozong.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down14
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, served as a concubine to Emperor Taizong before later becoming the Empress of his son, Emperor Gaozong.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgviolet08_@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
RegularJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Romania’s illicit handmade CoBra computer of the 1980s. The authorities could seize the students’ electronics, make them pay fines, and could expel them from the university for starters.plus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down10
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkTIL Romania’s illicit handmade CoBra computer of the 1980s. The authorities could seize the students’ electronics, make them pay fines, and could expel them from the university for starters.plus-squarearstechnica.comRegularJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoTIL spam (as refering to online unwanted communication) came from a Monty Python sketch.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down13
arrow-up1378arrow-down1external-linkTIL spam (as refering to online unwanted communication) came from a Monty Python sketch.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square40linkfedilink
Helloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."plus-squarelocken.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down19
arrow-up1257arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2011, pro-democracy protests emerged in major cities in China, and they are considered the first major pro-democracy protests since the controversial 1989 Tiananmen Square protests."plus-squarelocken.wikipedia.orgHelloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
Denys Nykula@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Vim uses hjkl keys for cursor movement because they doubled as arrows keys on Bill Joy's original keyboard.plus-squarecatonmat.netexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL Vim uses hjkl keys for cursor movement because they doubled as arrows keys on Bill Joy's original keyboard.plus-squarecatonmat.netDenys Nykula@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 days agoTIL in 1982 William Shatner paid $10,000-15,000 to an ex-Green Beret named Bo Gritz leading a mercenary force on a raid into Laosplus-squaretheoutline.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down16
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1982 William Shatner paid $10,000-15,000 to an ex-Green Beret named Bo Gritz leading a mercenary force on a raid into Laosplus-squaretheoutline.comklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL pyranine, the fluorescent used in yellow highlighters, has also been used in hair dyesplus-squarezenodo.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down12
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTIL pyranine, the fluorescent used in yellow highlighters, has also been used in hair dyesplus-squarezenodo.orgTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
klu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about "Turkey teeth"plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down17
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Turkey teeth"plus-squarewww.youtube.comklu9@piefed.socialEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
Helloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL that China have all-boys classes within co-ed schools, often established to address the academic and behavioral "lagging" of boys compared to girlsplus-squaresg.news.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down19
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkTIL that China have all-boys classes within co-ed schools, often established to address the academic and behavioral "lagging" of boys compared to girlsplus-squaresg.news.yahoo.comHelloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
Optimal@lemmy.orgEnglish · 8 days agoTIL that automatic registration for the military draft will begin in Decemberplus-squarethehill.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down17
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkTIL that automatic registration for the military draft will begin in Decemberplus-squarethehill.comOptimal@lemmy.orgEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
Brkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL: 5 minute crafts is an enormous scamplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down16
arrow-up1201arrow-down1external-linkTIL: 5 minute crafts is an enormous scamplus-squareyoutu.beBrkdncr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
darklamer@feddit.orgEnglish · 9 days agoTIL that Sam Altman and Sam Bankman-Fried are two different people!plus-squarefuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down131
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Sam Altman and Sam Bankman-Fried are two different people!plus-squarefuturism.comdarklamer@feddit.orgEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink