L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the divorce rate of Navy Seals is over 90%/The average length of a marriage is 8 yearsplus-squarewww.midlifedivorcerecovery.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the divorce rate of Navy Seals is over 90%/The average length of a marriage is 8 yearsplus-squarewww.midlifedivorcerecovery.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL The Gospel of Judas, discovered in 2007, is one of many of "non-canonical" gospels from the same periods as the 4 canon gospels, and are, in some cases, arbitraliy excluded: Marcion, Judas, Man...plus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Gospel of Judas, discovered in 2007, is one of many of "non-canonical" gospels from the same periods as the 4 canon gospels, and are, in some cases, arbitraliy excluded: Marcion, Judas, Man...plus-squarewikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the average man picks his nose around four times a dayplus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL the average man picks his nose around four times a dayplus-squarewww.bbc.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that due to casino profit distributions, every Seminole Native American is a multi-millionaire by the time they turn 18plus-squaremoneyinc.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that due to casino profit distributions, every Seminole Native American is a multi-millionaire by the time they turn 18plus-squaremoneyinc.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: The average single male changes his sheets just four times a year.plus-squarewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The average single male changes his sheets just four times a year.plus-squarewww.cbc.caL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL After living in London for 14 years, Cillian Murphy moved back to his native Ireland in order to prevent his children from having posh English accentsplus-squarewww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL After living in London for 14 years, Cillian Murphy moved back to his native Ireland in order to prevent his children from having posh English accentsplus-squarewww.yahoo.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in traditional Christian theology there are four sins "which cry out to heaven for vengeance" : murder, sodomy, oppression of the poor, and defrauding a worker of his wages.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL in traditional Christian theology there are four sins "which cry out to heaven for vengeance" : murder, sodomy, oppression of the poor, and defrauding a worker of his wages.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.plus-squarebeemission.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.plus-squarebeemission.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that In 2018, A hacker broke into people’s routers (100,000 of them) and patched their vulnerabilities up so that they couldn’t be abused by other hackers.plus-squarewww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkTIL that In 2018, A hacker broke into people’s routers (100,000 of them) and patched their vulnerabilities up so that they couldn’t be abused by other hackers.plus-squarewww.zdnet.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL King Louis XI plotted to kill a court astrologer who correctly predicted a death in his court fearing he'd done it himself. Before giving his guards the signal he asked if he knew when he'd die...www.heritage-history.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL King Louis XI plotted to kill a court astrologer who correctly predicted a death in his court fearing he'd done it himself. Before giving his guards the signal he asked if he knew when he'd die...www.heritage-history.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL During the shooting event of the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, Herbert Polzhuber drank 10 glasses of beer and a bottle of cognac, stepped onto the shooting platform, shot all his bullets...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL During the shooting event of the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, Herbert Polzhuber drank 10 glasses of beer and a bottle of cognac, stepped onto the shooting platform, shot all his bullets...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the notion that lactic acid is the reason we experience muscle soreness after a workout has been debunked in the 1980s. Research suggests the soreness is a result of a cascade of physiological ...plus-squarewww.pfizer.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the notion that lactic acid is the reason we experience muscle soreness after a workout has been debunked in the 1980s. Research suggests the soreness is a result of a cascade of physiological ...plus-squarewww.pfizer.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL 50-80% of the population has herpesplus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 50-80% of the population has herpesplus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Upon the death of the Dalai Lama, a search for his reincarnation is conducted where a child is identified through a series of 'tests' before being recognized as the succeeding Dalai Lama. The c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Upon the death of the Dalai Lama, a search for his reincarnation is conducted where a child is identified through a series of 'tests' before being recognized as the succeeding Dalai Lama. The c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of The Business Plot of 1933, a failed attempt to overthrow FDR and install a dictator. Led by a covertly bankrolled Wall Street coalition of affluent businessmenplus-squareexplorethearchive.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL of The Business Plot of 1933, a failed attempt to overthrow FDR and install a dictator. Led by a covertly bankrolled Wall Street coalition of affluent businessmenplus-squareexplorethearchive.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL there was a briefly popular social movement in the early 1930s called the "Technocracy Movement." Technocrats proposed replacing politicians and businessmen with scientists and engineers who ha...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a briefly popular social movement in the early 1930s called the "Technocracy Movement." Technocrats proposed replacing politicians and businessmen with scientists and engineers who ha...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Many hotels including Hilton and Marriott collect guests’ used soaps, scrape the hair and stuff off, then melt them down to make new soaps.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Many hotels including Hilton and Marriott collect guests’ used soaps, scrape the hair and stuff off, then melt them down to make new soaps.plus-squarewww.cnn.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the design of the guillotine was intended to make capital punishment more reliable and less painful in accordance with new Enlightenment ideas of human rights.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the design of the guillotine was intended to make capital punishment more reliable and less painful in accordance with new Enlightenment ideas of human rights.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldB to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink