_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square0linkfedilink
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIn Israel, a rabbinical judge can force couples into divorce if the wife dresses indecentlyplus-squareweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down12
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkIn Israel, a rabbinical judge can force couples into divorce if the wife dresses indecentlyplus-squareweb.archive.orgUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilink
SSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoPhysicists used a ferret to clean particle accelerator tubes.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkPhysicists used a ferret to clean particle accelerator tubes.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comSSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoTIL at one time, people thought that tomatoes were poisonous.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down13
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkTIL at one time, people thought that tomatoes were poisonous.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square16linkfedilink
Helloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that Heilongjiang,China has currently the lowest TFR of any large administrative subdivision in the world with 0.52 children per womanplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down13
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Heilongjiang,China has currently the lowest TFR of any large administrative subdivision in the world with 0.52 children per womanplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHelloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Helloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that In many reptile species, females are larger than male species, which contrasts with the general mammalian trend where males are larger,This difference is primarily due to fecundity selectionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down11
arrow-up192arrow-down1external-linkTIL that In many reptile species, females are larger than male species, which contrasts with the general mammalian trend where males are larger,This difference is primarily due to fecundity selectionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHelloooo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5linkfedilink
I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Dark Castle (1987) was one of the first computer games to use a WASD movement schemeplus-squareprogramming.devimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down13
arrow-up1214arrow-down1imageTIL Dark Castle (1987) was one of the first computer games to use a WASD movement schemeplus-squareprogramming.devI Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square32linkfedilink
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-21 month agoMars elevation mapplus-squarediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down10
arrow-up1154arrow-down1imageMars elevation mapplus-squarediscuss.tchncs.degandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-21 month agomessage-square18linkfedilink
jaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL about the word "instar" and how it refers to the developmental stages of arthropodsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the word "instar" and how it refers to the developmental stages of arthropodsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgjaykrown@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoTIL funeral bread is made of cinnamon bread, Cheese Whiz, and olives.plus-squarearchive.isexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down110
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkTIL funeral bread is made of cinnamon bread, Cheese Whiz, and olives.plus-squarearchive.isQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square12linkfedilink
James_Fortis@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1583arrow-down16
arrow-up1577arrow-down1external-linkTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgJames_Fortis@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square138linkfedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that if a new state is admitted to the United States, the new star on the flag is supposed to be added starting on the next 4th of Julyplus-squarewww.govinfo.govexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down19
arrow-up1119arrow-down1external-linkTIL that if a new state is admitted to the United States, the new star on the flag is supposed to be added starting on the next 4th of Julyplus-squarewww.govinfo.govTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square19linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Lip Filler Acent (talking like you have had your lips filled) is a thing.plus-squarearchive.isexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down18
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkTIL Lip Filler Acent (talking like you have had your lips filled) is a thing.plus-squarearchive.isQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilink
confuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month agoTIL when you collect poop samples from the ocean most of the data comes back as being from unknown speciesplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down19
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkTIL when you collect poop samples from the ocean most of the data comes back as being from unknown speciesplus-squarewww.youtube.comconfuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoTIL pteridomania is the fad of collecting and displaying ferns.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down11
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTIL pteridomania is the fad of collecting and displaying ferns.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11linkfedilink
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL about Elmer McCurdy: a train and bank robbing outlaw whose corpse, after his death, became a carnival funhouse attraction.plus-squarewww.snopes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Elmer McCurdy: a train and bank robbing outlaw whose corpse, after his death, became a carnival funhouse attraction.plus-squarewww.snopes.comFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
FundMECFS@piefed.zipEnglish · 1 month agoTIL: One of the longest ships ever built, the “Seawise Giant”, was so deep the English Channel/La Manche was too shallow for it to pass through.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down10
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkTIL: One of the longest ships ever built, the “Seawise Giant”, was so deep the English Channel/La Manche was too shallow for it to pass through.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFundMECFS@piefed.zipEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5linkfedilink
lechekaflan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Valnet owns most of the world's so-called "gaming journalism" and other pop entertainment websites.plus-squarewww.thewrap.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down18
arrow-up1183arrow-down1external-linkTIL Valnet owns most of the world's so-called "gaming journalism" and other pop entertainment websites.plus-squarewww.thewrap.comlechekaflan@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square13linkfedilink
RavenofDespair@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoRubber duck debugging - Programmers often discover solutions while explaining a problem to someone else, even to people with no programming knowledge.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1569arrow-down15
arrow-up1564arrow-down1external-linkRubber duck debugging - Programmers often discover solutions while explaining a problem to someone else, even to people with no programming knowledge.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgRavenofDespair@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square72linkfedilink
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Battle of Sixth Grade: A Story of the Cuban Revolutionplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkThe Battle of Sixth Grade: A Story of the Cuban Revolutionplus-squarewww.theguardian.comUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink