_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down16
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square9linkfedilink
King@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 50 minutes agoJapan shut itself off from the world (Sakoku) for over 200 years, only opening up after U.S. warships forced them in 1853plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkJapan shut itself off from the world (Sakoku) for over 200 years, only opening up after U.S. warships forced them in 1853plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgKing@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 50 minutes agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Krudler@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus is a biomechanical oscillator (internal clock) in the brain of animals which synchronizes from external stimuli such as lightplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus is a biomechanical oscillator (internal clock) in the brain of animals which synchronizes from external stimuli such as lightplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgKrudler@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square8linkfedilink
khannie@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the Irish flag was invented by the Frenchplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down10
arrow-up1150arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Irish flag was invented by the Frenchplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgkhannie@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 4 days agoIt's really ugly but it's a sign of a healthy environment for soil microbes.plus-squareimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down17
arrow-up1110arrow-down1imageIt's really ugly but it's a sign of a healthy environment for soil microbes.plus-squarezr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL Howling Mad Murdock from the A-Team (1983) is also Lt. Barclay from Star Trek: TNGplus-squareimagemessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1268arrow-down15
arrow-up1263arrow-down1imageTIL Howling Mad Murdock from the A-Team (1983) is also Lt. Barclay from Star Trek: TNGplus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Ukraine was involved in the Iraq War, sending over 6,000 troops over 5 years with 18 KIA and more than 40 woundedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down15
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkTIL Ukraine was involved in the Iraq War, sending over 6,000 troops over 5 years with 18 KIA and more than 40 woundedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHappySkullsplitter@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL: There's a website called Mapcarta that utilizes information and data from OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other open projects, and presents it in an interactive world mapplus-squaremapcarta.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1416arrow-down10
arrow-up1416arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There's a website called Mapcarta that utilizes information and data from OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other open projects, and presents it in an interactive world mapplus-squaremapcarta.com𝔗𝚎𝚑 𝔅𝚊𝚖𝚜𝚔𝚒@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
Aatube@thriv.socialEnglish · 3 days agoTIL the slender man stabber escaped with Charley Mecca out of fear that she would not be able to visit her, 23 November 2025plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down13
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL the slender man stabber escaped with Charley Mecca out of fear that she would not be able to visit her, 23 November 2025plus-squarewww.theguardian.comAatube@thriv.socialEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Can Cause Dizziness, Fatigue, and Shortness of Breathplus-squarewww.verywellhealth.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down15
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Can Cause Dizziness, Fatigue, and Shortness of Breathplus-squarewww.verywellhealth.comdohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square13linkfedilink
opossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL: There are roughly 2.5 million ants per personmessage-squaremessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down11
arrow-up1211arrow-down1message-squareTIL: There are roughly 2.5 million ants per personopossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square51linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoTIL there's an International Vinegar Museumplus-squarewww.internationalvinegarmuseum.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down14
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's an International Vinegar Museumplus-squarewww.internationalvinegarmuseum.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
opossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL: Australia was the first to use it and is leading in autonomous miningplus-squarewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down12
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Australia was the first to use it and is leading in autonomous miningplus-squarewww.abc.net.auopossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Mannivu@feddit.itEnglish · 8 days agoTIL that actor Tim Curry is on a wheelchair since 2012plus-squaremetro.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square100linkfedilinkarrow-up1455arrow-down114
arrow-up1441arrow-down1external-linkTIL that actor Tim Curry is on a wheelchair since 2012plus-squaremetro.co.ukMannivu@feddit.itEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square100linkfedilink
troglodyte_mignon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about Glanzbilderplus-squaregermangirlinamerica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down13
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Glanzbilderplus-squaregermangirlinamerica.comtroglodyte_mignon@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Prepping Energy Lab@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that words have a mind of their ownplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down144
arrow-up1-30arrow-down1message-squareTIL that words have a mind of their ownplus-squarePrepping Energy Lab@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
shadysus@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agoTIL that Larry Ellison's Oracle started as a CIA projectplus-squaregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Larry Ellison's Oracle started as a CIA projectplus-squaregizmodo.comshadysus@lemmy.caEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
saryano@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Rinaldo Nazzaro is the leader of a global neo-nazi terrorist group. He grew up in the United States and has supporters around the world.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down12
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Rinaldo Nazzaro is the leader of a global neo-nazi terrorist group. He grew up in the United States and has supporters around the world.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comsaryano@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL "Mausoleum" is another one of those things that's just named after a guyplus-squarewww.britannica.comexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down12
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkTIL "Mausoleum" is another one of those things that's just named after a guyplus-squarewww.britannica.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square28linkfedilink
opossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL: In the Soviet Union, they considered being against the state a mental illness and would lock you up for the crime of being mentally illplus-squarelocken.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square354linkfedilinkarrow-up1712arrow-down129
arrow-up1683arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In the Soviet Union, they considered being against the state a mental illness and would lock you up for the crime of being mentally illplus-squarelocken.wikipedia.orgopossumo@lemmings.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square354linkfedilink