_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down13
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Alex@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Openwashingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down14
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkTIL Openwashingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAlex@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Selfie, Preggers, Rando, Probs, Totes, Doggo, and Soz are all Australian-English wordsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down13
arrow-up1105arrow-down1message-squareTIL Selfie, Preggers, Rando, Probs, Totes, Doggo, and Soz are all Australian-English wordsplus-squareAussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Amou Haji, known as the "world’s dirtiest man", avoided bathing for over 60 years due to a superstition. After villagers finally convinced him to wash, he died just weeks later at the age of 94.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down17
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkTIL Amou Haji, known as the "world’s dirtiest man", avoided bathing for over 60 years due to a superstition. After villagers finally convinced him to wash, he died just weeks later at the age of 94.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL about Jane Richardson, inventer of those "Ribbon Diagrams" we use to model proteinsplus-squarestories.duke.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down11
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Jane Richardson, inventer of those "Ribbon Diagrams" we use to model proteinsplus-squarestories.duke.edugedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 4 days agoTIL who the Druze areplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down13
arrow-up1103arrow-down1message-squareTIL who the Druze areplus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Supremes Opinionsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down16
arrow-up1189arrow-down1message-squareTIL Supremes Opinionsplus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agoTIL there's a detailed wikipedia page on the Gaza genocideplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1436arrow-down121
arrow-up1415arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a detailed wikipedia page on the Gaza genocideplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbrachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL sweat comes out of the pores, which does this when you shaveplus-squaresh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square131linkfedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down145
arrow-up1226arrow-down1imageTIL sweat comes out of the pores, which does this when you shaveplus-squaresh.itjust.worksTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square131linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoTIL there's a ferris wheel sauna in Finlandplus-squareskywheel.fiexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down14
arrow-up1282arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a ferris wheel sauna in Finlandplus-squareskywheel.fiQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that Hachikō, an Akita dog in Japan, waited at Shibuya Station every day for 9 years after his owner died, eventually becoming a national symbol of loyalty.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down16
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Hachikō, an Akita dog in Japan, waited at Shibuya Station every day for 9 years after his owner died, eventually becoming a national symbol of loyalty.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL Roselle, a guide dog, led her blind owner down 78 floors of the World Trade Center on 9/11, calmly navigating smoke and chaos to save his life.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down14
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkTIL Roselle, a guide dog, led her blind owner down 78 floors of the World Trade Center on 9/11, calmly navigating smoke and chaos to save his life.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL of the Narcissist Smirk.plus-squarelockwasitme.blogexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1197arrow-down151
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Narcissist Smirk.plus-squarelockwasitme.blogsomeguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square49linkfedilink
catty@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Cell phone use greater than 10 years increases the risk for acoustic neuroma and gliomas.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down130
arrow-up1-10arrow-down1message-squareTIL Cell phone use greater than 10 years increases the risk for acoustic neuroma and gliomas.plus-squarecatty@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square31linkfedilink
Tim_Bisley@piefed.socialEnglish · 8 days agoWhen an unsung Indian helped Austrian Jews escape the Nazisplus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10
arrow-up165arrow-down1external-linkWhen an unsung Indian helped Austrian Jews escape the Nazisplus-squarewww.bbc.comTim_Bisley@piefed.socialEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 9 days agoTIL the QWERTY keyboard was not designed to intentionally slow down typingplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down17
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkTIL the QWERTY keyboard was not designed to intentionally slow down typingplus-squarewww.youtube.compruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agoTIL if you put aluminum foil over pasta it creates a batteryplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down15
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkTIL if you put aluminum foil over pasta it creates a batteryplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgTriflingToad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoTIL about the palaentological concept of an 'Elvis taxon' , where a 'lookalike' species temporarily throws off our understanding of the fossil recordplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down11
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the palaentological concept of an 'Elvis taxon' , where a 'lookalike' species temporarily throws off our understanding of the fossil recordplus-squareen.wikipedia.org58008@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down14
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishEnglish · 13 days agoToday I learned that LLMs understand base64!plus-squareflorian.github.ioexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down133
arrow-up1-25arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that LLMs understand base64!plus-squareflorian.github.iopotentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink