An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down10
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
jason_is_back@tucson.social · 10 days agoTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgjason_is_back@tucson.social · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Coopr8@kbin.earth · 11 days agoA group of Irish grocery workers banning grapefruit led to Ireland being the first county to pass BDS against Apartheid South Africaplus-squareyoutube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkA group of Irish grocery workers banning grapefruit led to Ireland being the first county to pass BDS against Apartheid South Africaplus-squareyoutube.comCoopr8@kbin.earth · 11 days agomessage-square3fedilink
CoderSupreme@programming.dev · edit-213 days agoTIL there are extensions to automatically expand abbreviations in Firefoxplus-squarewww.perplexity.aiexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down13
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are extensions to automatically expand abbreviations in Firefoxplus-squarewww.perplexity.aiCoderSupreme@programming.dev · edit-213 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Omer@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL Girls of the Kayan tribe start wearing neck rings at around 5 years old. The rings can stretch their necks to a length of about 15 inches (38 cm).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL Girls of the Kayan tribe start wearing neck rings at around 5 years old. The rings can stretch their necks to a length of about 15 inches (38 cm).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgOmer@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square1fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 25 days agoStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down11
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 26 days agoTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Preventer79@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907quoteinvestigator.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down11
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907quoteinvestigator.comPreventer79@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down14
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Dessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down19
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auDessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square21fedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down12
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square10fedilink
crozilla@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down13
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govcrozilla@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square7fedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
medem@lemmy.wtf · 3 months agoTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down12
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgmedem@lemmy.wtf · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down124
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mltetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agomessage-square52fedilink
HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agoToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squareHotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-24 months agomessage-square0fedilink
psychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agoTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpsychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
paranoid@lemmy.world · 6 months agoToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comparanoid@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Kathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agoToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlKathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agomessage-square8fedilink
