Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL That Casablanca was once banned in Ireland because the movie was deemed unfair to Nazisplus-squarewww.irishcentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That Casablanca was once banned in Ireland because the movie was deemed unfair to Nazisplus-squarewww.irishcentral.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL South Brother Island in NYC was purchased from the city by an investment company for $10 in 1975 (about $60 today).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL South Brother Island in NYC was purchased from the city by an investment company for $10 in 1975 (about $60 today).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that puppies are born deaf for 2 to 3 weeks until their ear canals open.plus-squarewww.diamondpet.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that puppies are born deaf for 2 to 3 weeks until their ear canals open.plus-squarewww.diamondpet.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that, in contrast to nations like the United States — whose constitution has been amended a mere 27 times since its enactment in 1789 — the Indian constitution has been amended a total of 106 ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, in contrast to nations like the United States — whose constitution has been amended a mere 27 times since its enactment in 1789 — the Indian constitution has been amended a total of 106 ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL That St Helena, the island that served as Napoleon's final exile, was used numerous times by the British to hold captured leaders and POWs. The last prisoners only leaving in 1961plus-squaresthelenaisland.infoexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That St Helena, the island that served as Napoleon's final exile, was used numerous times by the British to hold captured leaders and POWs. The last prisoners only leaving in 1961plus-squaresthelenaisland.infoLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL the coldest recorded temperature in New York City was −15 °F (−26 °C) on Feb 9, 1934.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the coldest recorded temperature in New York City was −15 °F (−26 °C) on Feb 9, 1934.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL Jyoti Amge is the shortest woman in the world, a title she has held since 2011, standing at a height of 62.8 cm (2 ft 3⁄4 in)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Jyoti Amge is the shortest woman in the world, a title she has held since 2011, standing at a height of 62.8 cm (2 ft 3⁄4 in)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL Grant Imahara from ILM/Mythbusters built the R2-D2 astromech droid for the Star Wars sequels and the Energizer Bunny robot for the 2000s TV commercialsplus-squaremakezine.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Grant Imahara from ILM/Mythbusters built the R2-D2 astromech droid for the Star Wars sequels and the Energizer Bunny robot for the 2000s TV commercialsplus-squaremakezine.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL a study found that 23 cases of 'Sudden Gamer Death' (a non-violent death linked to playing video games) occurred between 2002-2021. In 18 of the cases, the gaming session before death was extr...plus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a study found that 23 cases of 'Sudden Gamer Death' (a non-violent death linked to playing video games) occurred between 2002-2021. In 18 of the cases, the gaming session before death was extr...plus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL The term "buck" for a U.S. dollar originated in the 18th-century American frontier, where deerskins (or buckskins) were a common unit of trade and currency. During this period, a single bucksk...plus-squarewww.britannica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The term "buck" for a U.S. dollar originated in the 18th-century American frontier, where deerskins (or buckskins) were a common unit of trade and currency. During this period, a single bucksk...plus-squarewww.britannica.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL during a 2015 study two students nearly died after they were accidentally given 30g of caffeine instead of 0.3g because the dosage had been calculated with a misplaced decimal point. Death has...plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL during a 2015 study two students nearly died after they were accidentally given 30g of caffeine instead of 0.3g because the dosage had been calculated with a misplaced decimal point. Death has...plus-squarewww.theguardian.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that J. Robert Oppenheimer’s only visit to Japan was for a lecture tour that began on September 5, 1960. Sponsoring the tour was the Japan Committee for Intellectual Interchange (JCII). He vis...plus-squarewww.lanl.govexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that J. Robert Oppenheimer’s only visit to Japan was for a lecture tour that began on September 5, 1960. Sponsoring the tour was the Japan Committee for Intellectual Interchange (JCII). He vis...plus-squarewww.lanl.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL there was a mass die off >90% scallops in NY due to a new parasite in 2019plus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a mass die off >90% scallops in NY due to a new parasite in 2019plus-squarewww.nature.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that U.S. workers work an average of 1,810 hours per year. This is 516 more hours per year than German workers, 311 more hours per year than United Kingdom (UK) workers, 420 more hours per yea...plus-square20somethingfinance.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that U.S. workers work an average of 1,810 hours per year. This is 516 more hours per year than German workers, 311 more hours per year than United Kingdom (UK) workers, 420 more hours per yea...plus-square20somethingfinance.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL the native people of Somalia believe that a man becomes infertile after being bitten by a honey badgerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the native people of Somalia believe that a man becomes infertile after being bitten by a honey badgerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that Calvin Coolidge slept 11 hours a night with a 4-hour after-lunch nap every dayplus-squaretheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Calvin Coolidge slept 11 hours a night with a 4-hour after-lunch nap every dayplus-squaretheconversation.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that Dateline’s to Catch a Predator with Chris Hansen was canceled after one season because one perp killed himself on camera during filming and the family sued Dateline for $105m.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Dateline’s to Catch a Predator with Chris Hansen was canceled after one season because one perp killed himself on camera during filming and the family sued Dateline for $105m.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that a French High-wire walker named Phillipe Petit walked across the Twin Towers 8 TIMES for his 45 minute performance in August 7, 1974plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a French High-wire walker named Phillipe Petit walked across the Twin Towers 8 TIMES for his 45 minute performance in August 7, 1974plus-squarewww.theguardian.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that a very old human skull from China, long classified as Homo erectus, has been reanalyzed and placed by researchers into a distinct early East Asian Homo lineage, with its age and Denisovan...plus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a very old human skull from China, long classified as Homo erectus, has been reanalyzed and placed by researchers into a distinct early East Asian Homo lineage, with its age and Denisovan...plus-squarearstechnica.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agoTIL about phage therapy, a treatment for bacterial infections prior to the advent of antibiotics that relied on bacteriophages to infect and kill bacteriaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about phage therapy, a treatment for bacterial infections prior to the advent of antibiotics that relied on bacteriophages to infect and kill bacteriaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
