_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square3fedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-239 minutes agoTIL SCOTUS Chief Justice John Marshall wrote a biography of George Washington; it was so bad that Marshall called himself "mortified beyond measure" and begged (unsuccessfully) not to be creditedplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareTIL SCOTUS Chief Justice John Marshall wrote a biography of George Washington; it was so bad that Marshall called himself "mortified beyond measure" and begged (unsuccessfully) not to be creditedplus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-239 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Waggles@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 hours agoLike many of us - Beets don't tolerate iceplus-squaremodernfarmer.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down16
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkLike many of us - Beets don't tolerate iceplus-squaremodernfarmer.comWaggles@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 hours agomessage-square4fedilink
Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1781arrow-down126
arrow-up1755arrow-down1external-linkTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgWispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square99fedilink
confuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down110
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareTIL that snot turns yellowy greenish for the same reason that pee turns yellow, dehydration.plus-squareconfuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square7fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoTIL there are therapy horses.www.minitherapyhorses.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down12
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are therapy horses.www.minitherapyhorses.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Luniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL that only 7 petrol-powered cars were sold last month in Norwayplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down127
arrow-up1405arrow-down1external-linkTIL that only 7 petrol-powered cars were sold last month in Norwayplus-squarewww.theguardian.comLuniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square48fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down114
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The UN Could Be Dissolved by Julyyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agoTIL for at last 15 years US government has been able to implant hardware into USB cables to turn them into hacking devices with wireless capability.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1541arrow-down110
arrow-up1531arrow-down1imageTIL for at last 15 years US government has been able to implant hardware into USB cables to turn them into hacking devices with wireless capability.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbrachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square75fedilink
𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL: Besides offering a free compromised email check, haveibeenpwned.com also offers a free password compromise checking service (It's also fun to see what weird passwords have been used/leaked.)plus-squarehaveibeenpwned.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down12
arrow-up1210arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Besides offering a free compromised email check, haveibeenpwned.com also offers a free password compromise checking service (It's also fun to see what weird passwords have been used/leaked.)plus-squarehaveibeenpwned.com𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square52fedilink
skepller@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoEvery shuffle of a deck of cards is most likely uniqueplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down16
arrow-up134arrow-down1imageEvery shuffle of a deck of cards is most likely uniqueplus-squarelemmy.worldskepller@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Luniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL that Adobe doesn't just sell expensive software. They also do researchplus-squareresearch.adobe.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down19
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Adobe doesn't just sell expensive software. They also do researchplus-squareresearch.adobe.comLuniio@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square8fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL: The Median Age for FOX, CNN & MSNBC Viewers is Around 70 Years Oldplus-squarehrnews1.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1512arrow-down110
arrow-up1502arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Median Age for FOX, CNN & MSNBC Viewers is Around 70 Years Oldplus-squarehrnews1.substack.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square89fedilink
Riddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL : Bonhoeffer and the Plot to overthrow Hitler in 1944 [Operation Valkyrie] - On Stupidity and Real Intelligence, Letters from Prisonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkTIL : Bonhoeffer and the Plot to overthrow Hitler in 1944 [Operation Valkyrie] - On Stupidity and Real Intelligence, Letters from Prisonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgRiddick3001@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square1fedilink
「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL that a child born out of wedlock to an American father might not get birthright citizenship, but a child born out of wedlock to an American mother automatically gets birthright citizenship.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down13
arrow-up1242arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a child born out of wedlock to an American father might not get birthright citizenship, but a child born out of wedlock to an American mother automatically gets birthright citizenship.plus-squareen.wikipedia.org「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square36fedilink
Seth Taylor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL how wild animals are vaccinated for rabies en masseplus-squarehistoryofvaccines.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down13
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkTIL how wild animals are vaccinated for rabies en masseplus-squarehistoryofvaccines.orgSeth Taylor@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Perspectivist@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL that in 1952 Adidas bought the rights to the "three stripes" from a Finnish sportswear manufacturer called Karhu for two bottles of whiskey and the equivalent of €1,600.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down13
arrow-up1179arrow-down1message-squareTIL that in 1952 Adidas bought the rights to the "three stripes" from a Finnish sportswear manufacturer called Karhu for two bottles of whiskey and the equivalent of €1,600.plus-squarePerspectivist@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square13fedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoTIL there's a site for stick reviews.plus-squareboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down12
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a site for stick reviews.plus-squareboingboing.netQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square4fedilink
ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL "I will always love you" by Whitney Houston was a cover versionplus-squarei.ytimg.comimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down16
arrow-up1248arrow-down1imageTIL "I will always love you" by Whitney Houston was a cover versionplus-squarei.ytimg.comComfortableRaspberry@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square47fedilink
Tobirik@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agoTIL that contraception is illegal in Afghanistanplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down12
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkTIL that contraception is illegal in Afghanistanplus-squarewww.theguardian.comTobirik@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square21fedilink