_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down13
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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL Cigarette butts are the most common form of plastic pollutionplus-squarewww.earthday.orgexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1692arrow-down110
arrow-up1682arrow-down1external-linkTIL Cigarette butts are the most common form of plastic pollutionplus-squarewww.earthday.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square111fedilink
Renfield@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL Blue curaçao is a colourless liqueur – the blue is just food colouringplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkTIL Blue curaçao is a colourless liqueur – the blue is just food colouringplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgRenfield@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square2fedilink
💭 ᴍɪɴʏᴀᴇɴ@lemmy.mlEnglish · 23 hours agoBald Eagle Officially Declared US National Bird After 250 Yearsplus-squarenews.slashdot.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down125
arrow-up1154arrow-down1external-linkBald Eagle Officially Declared US National Bird After 250 Yearsplus-squarenews.slashdot.org💭 ᴍɪɴʏᴀᴇɴ@lemmy.mlEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square30fedilink
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that this exists: "JusChek SARS-CoV-2 And Influenza A+B Antigen Combo Rapid Test (Nasal Swab)"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down17
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareTIL that this exists: "JusChek SARS-CoV-2 And Influenza A+B Antigen Combo Rapid Test (Nasal Swab)"plus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square5fedilink
Theo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL That the bison is the "National Mammal" of the US and Obama signed it. And I don't even remember this happening or making news.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down14
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-linkTIL That the bison is the "National Mammal" of the US and Obama signed it. And I don't even remember this happening or making news.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comTheo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square61fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Trumpery is a noun or adjective that means worthless nonsense, trivial or useless articles, or tawdry finery. It derives from the Middle French tromper, meaning "to deceive."plus-squarewww.merriam-webster.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1467arrow-down17
arrow-up1460arrow-down1external-linkTIL Trumpery is a noun or adjective that means worthless nonsense, trivial or useless articles, or tawdry finery. It derives from the Middle French tromper, meaning "to deceive."plus-squarewww.merriam-webster.comWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square21fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Paramount executives tried to force the cast and crew of Scrooged to work on Christmas Dayplus-squarewww.imdb.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1541arrow-down13
arrow-up1538arrow-down1external-linkTIL Paramount executives tried to force the cast and crew of Scrooged to work on Christmas Dayplus-squarewww.imdb.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square48fedilink
confuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL western digital who is known for making disk drives is the parent company of sandisk who is known for making diskless storage.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1231arrow-down112
arrow-up1219arrow-down1message-squareTIL western digital who is known for making disk drives is the parent company of sandisk who is known for making diskless storage.plus-squareconfuser@lemmy.zipEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square23fedilink
Lifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoplus-squareen.m.wiktionary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down15
arrow-up1383arrow-down1external-linkTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoplus-squareen.m.wiktionary.orgLifecoach5000@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square81fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL the UK Parliament has a snuff box that must be kept full at all time and is free for use by all MPs.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down16
arrow-up1286arrow-down1external-linkTIL the UK Parliament has a snuff box that must be kept full at all time and is free for use by all MPs.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square54fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL Tony Perkins was originally offered Tony Curtis' role in Some Like it Hot but the studio thought putting him in women's clothes would hurt his teen idol image. He was in Psycho one year later.plus-squarewww.imdb.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down11
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkTIL Tony Perkins was originally offered Tony Curtis' role in Some Like it Hot but the studio thought putting him in women's clothes would hurt his teen idol image. He was in Psycho one year later.plus-squarewww.imdb.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
egrets@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL baking and brewing yeasts produce alcohol to kill off competing microorganismsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10
arrow-up159arrow-down1message-squareTIL baking and brewing yeasts produce alcohol to kill off competing microorganismsplus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square7fedilink
P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.brEnglish · 9 days agoTIL that there is a cute umbrella in Animal Crossing based on a Japanese talisman used to wish for good weather.plus-squarepb.bloat.catexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down13
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a cute umbrella in Animal Crossing based on a Japanese talisman used to wish for good weather.plus-squarepb.bloat.catP4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.brEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square1fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL about the Utsuro-bune legend, a young woman aboard the "hollow boat brought inland, but unable to communicate in Japaneseplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Utsuro-bune legend, a young woman aboard the "hollow boat brought inland, but unable to communicate in Japaneseplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square7fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL of the 2013 Cannes heist, in which a solo thief managed to break into a poorly guarded room and snatched a suitcase containing 72 pieces of jewellry worth $136 millionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down10
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the 2013 Cannes heist, in which a solo thief managed to break into a poorly guarded room and snatched a suitcase containing 72 pieces of jewellry worth $136 millionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Theo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoTIL that George Washington Carver didn't really invent peanut butter but just popularized it. He made some other pretty cool things like peanut rubber for WWII.plus-squarenationalpeanutboard.orgexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down12
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL that George Washington Carver didn't really invent peanut butter but just popularized it. He made some other pretty cool things like peanut rubber for WWII.plus-squarenationalpeanutboard.orgTheo@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square21fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 days agoTIL DARVO (an acronym for "deny, attack, and reverse victim & offender") is a reaction that perpetrators of wrongdoing, such as sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountableplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1276arrow-down15
arrow-up1271arrow-down1external-linkTIL DARVO (an acronym for "deny, attack, and reverse victim & offender") is a reaction that perpetrators of wrongdoing, such as sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountableplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square8fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 days agoTIL If you have cable/satellite TV and you don't like Fox News you might be able to pick a package which doesn't include Fox News. This ensures they won't get money from you.plus-squarethedemlabs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1380arrow-down113
arrow-up1367arrow-down1external-linkTIL If you have cable/satellite TV and you don't like Fox News you might be able to pick a package which doesn't include Fox News. This ensures they won't get money from you.plus-squarethedemlabs.orgWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square17fedilink
TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agoTIL that electric toothbrushes are 10–20% more effective than manual toothbrushes at removing dental plaqueplus-squarewww.cochrane.orgexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1493arrow-down112
arrow-up1481arrow-down1external-linkTIL that electric toothbrushes are 10–20% more effective than manual toothbrushes at removing dental plaqueplus-squarewww.cochrane.orgTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square96fedilink