Jo Miran@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up135
arrow-up135external-linkTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beJo Miran@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square5fedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoTIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up114
arrow-up114external-linkTIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square5fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up147
arrow-up147external-linkTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square2fedilink
loopy@lemm.ee · 1 month agoTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up151
arrow-up151external-linkTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgloopy@lemm.ee · 1 month agomessage-square15fedilink
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 2 months agoTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1176
arrow-up1176external-linkTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comsgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 2 months agomessage-square31fedilink
ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 3 months agoTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.message-square17fedilinkarrow-up123
arrow-up123message-squareTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square17fedilink
zero_gravitas@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 months agoTIL: Eating pine nuts can occasionally cause some people to experience a bitter or metallic taste lasting from a few days up to 2 weeksplus-squarewww.foodauthority.nsw.gov.aumessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up128
arrow-up128external-linkTIL: Eating pine nuts can occasionally cause some people to experience a bitter or metallic taste lasting from a few days up to 2 weeksplus-squarewww.foodauthority.nsw.gov.auzero_gravitas@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4fedilink
wrig9547@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months agoThere are French controlled islands off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up148
arrow-up148external-linkThere are French controlled islands off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgwrig9547@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-23 months agoSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1347
arrow-up1347imageSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeLemmy@lemm.ee · edit-23 months agomessage-square26fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-23 months agoVladamir Putin played the piano and sang 'Blueberry Hill' in Englishplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up110
arrow-up110external-linkVladamir Putin played the piano and sang 'Blueberry Hill' in Englishplus-squareyoutu.beLemmy@lemm.ee · edit-23 months agomessage-square3fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1176
arrow-up1176external-linkTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square20fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agoTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1131
arrow-up1131external-linkTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-23 months agomessage-square5fedilink
TheGoonch@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183external-linkTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comTheGoonch@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square4fedilink
Shadow@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoTIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out.plus-squarehackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1146
arrow-up1146external-linkTIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out.plus-squarehackaday.comShadow@lemmy.ca · 4 months agomessage-square11fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1107
arrow-up1107external-linkTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square5fedilink
fievel@lemm.ee · 4 months agoTIL the etymology of british isles namesplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119external-linkTIL the etymology of british isles namesplus-squarewww.youtube.comfievel@lemm.ee · 4 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Comrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up128
arrow-up128external-linkTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgComrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square12fedilink
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agoTIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183external-linkTIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comsun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square13fedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agoTIL - The Library of Congress has a collection of slave stories, records and photosplus-squarewww.loc.govmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkTIL - The Library of Congress has a collection of slave stories, records and photosplus-squarewww.loc.govpelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoTIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up18
arrow-up18external-linkTIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square5fedilink