Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agoTIL the middle finger was used offensively from 423 BCplus-squarewww.dictionary.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the middle finger was used offensively from 423 BCplus-squarewww.dictionary.comBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agoTIL about the existence of Wikipedia's Nearby page, a list of pages tagged with coordinates nearby where you areplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the existence of Wikipedia's Nearby page, a list of pages tagged with coordinates nearby where you areplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agoTIL that horses went extinct in North America about 10,000 years ago. They were then reintroduced to the continent by the Spanish as early as the 1550s.plus-squarewww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that horses went extinct in North America about 10,000 years ago. They were then reintroduced to the continent by the Spanish as early as the 1550s.plus-squarewww.pbs.orgBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agoTIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympic marathon rode in a car half the race. The actual winner had to be carried across the finish line after his coaches gave him a mix of brandy, eggs (...)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympic marathon rode in a car half the race. The actual winner had to be carried across the finish line after his coaches gave him a mix of brandy, eggs (...)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agoTIL that the largest ape species to ever have existed, Gigantopithecus blacki, a relative to orangutan, was discovered in a Hong Kong drugstore that sold molar teeth from it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the largest ape species to ever have existed, Gigantopithecus blacki, a relative to orangutan, was discovered in a Hong Kong drugstore that sold molar teeth from it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agoTIL: There is a breed of goat that is half black and half white -- The Valais Blackneck goatplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There is a breed of goat that is half black and half white -- The Valais Blackneck goatplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agoTIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.plus-squarewww.healthline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.plus-squarewww.healthline.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agomessage-square0fedilink
library_napper@monyet.cc · 11 months agoTIL Einstein compared Israel to Nazis in 1948 (NYT)plus-squaremonyet.ccexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Einstein compared Israel to Nazis in 1948 (NYT)plus-squaremonyet.cclibrary_napper@monyet.cc · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that in 1848 a railroad worker survived an accident where an iron bar pierced through his head, destroying most of his left frontal lobe. However, his personality and behavior changed considerablyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1848 a railroad worker survived an accident where an iron bar pierced through his head, destroying most of his left frontal lobe. However, his personality and behavior changed considerablyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL about the Hairy frog, remarkable not only for its hairlike structures, but also for intentionally breaking its bones of the toe and use the sharpened bones as claws.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Hairy frog, remarkable not only for its hairlike structures, but also for intentionally breaking its bones of the toe and use the sharpened bones as claws.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ickplant@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL about the Tree That Owns Itself, a white oak in Georgia, USA, that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its baseplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Tree That Owns Itself, a white oak in Georgia, USA, that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its baseplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgickplant@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% of the total and 49.5% of the women voteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% of the total and 49.5% of the women voteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL about the Garamantes, an advanced civilization in the Sahara desert, based on irrigation from aquifers. Its disappearance was possibly caused by the depletion of the fossil water it relied on.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Garamantes, an advanced civilization in the Sahara desert, based on irrigation from aquifers. Its disappearance was possibly caused by the depletion of the fossil water it relied on.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that in 1961, the only doctor at a Soviet research station in Antarctica got appendicitis, and had to performed surgery on himself to remove his appendix. Two weeks later he resumed regular dutiesplus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1961, the only doctor at a Soviet research station in Antarctica got appendicitis, and had to performed surgery on himself to remove his appendix. Two weeks later he resumed regular dutiesplus-squarewww.bbc.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that teabags were invented by accident. In 1908, a New York tea merchant sent tea samples to customers in small silk bags. The customers put the bags directly in hot water, and the teabag was bornplus-squarewww.tea.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that teabags were invented by accident. In 1908, a New York tea merchant sent tea samples to customers in small silk bags. The customers put the bags directly in hot water, and the teabag was bornplus-squarewww.tea.co.ukgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about the Mammoth Site in SD. it has 65+ intact mammoth skeletonsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Mammoth Site in SD. it has 65+ intact mammoth skeletonsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink