_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-22 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down12
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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoTIL A small donut shop on the west side of Indianapolis uses cash registers made from modified Commodore-64s.plus-squarewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down14
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkTIL A small donut shop on the west side of Indianapolis uses cash registers made from modified Commodore-64s.plus-squarewww.pcgamer.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the US is #10 in foreign aid per capita.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down131
arrow-up1223arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the US is #10 in foreign aid per capita.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgsomeguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square55fedilink
WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Most paper currency contains trace amounts of cocaineplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down110
arrow-up1203arrow-down1external-linkTIL Most paper currency contains trace amounts of cocaineplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgWhatsHerBucket@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square32fedilink
Hikermick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL of the Business Plot, a conspiracy to overthrow the presidency of FDR and install a fascist dictatorship in 1933plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1764arrow-down13
arrow-up1761arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Business Plot, a conspiracy to overthrow the presidency of FDR and install a fascist dictatorship in 1933plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHikermick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square62fedilink
billwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL there is a notable correlation between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD).plus-squarelockpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down17
arrow-up1223arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a notable correlation between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and gender dysphoria (GD).plus-squarelockpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govbillwashere@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square36fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL that before 1979, you could use the hippie trail to go from Western Europe to India without flyingplus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down12
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkTIL that before 1979, you could use the hippie trail to go from Western Europe to India without flyingplus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square28fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL that Chinese Pizza Hut removed all salad bars as patrons would exploit the one-bowl rule by constructing a massive salad tower. Many people created extremely complicated and articulate enginee...plus-squarewww.thebeijinger.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down16
arrow-up1420arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Chinese Pizza Hut removed all salad bars as patrons would exploit the one-bowl rule by constructing a massive salad tower. Many people created extremely complicated and articulate enginee...plus-squarewww.thebeijinger.comrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square32fedilink
tomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agoTIL Earth's electric field can make spiders propel into the air and fly across entire oceansplus-squarewww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1321arrow-down13
arrow-up1318arrow-down1external-linkTIL Earth's electric field can make spiders propel into the air and fly across entire oceansplus-squarewww.pbs.orgtomatoely@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square43fedilink
dr_scientist@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about Real Tennis, the thousand-year-old precursor to tennis. “If you wanted to design a game that was going to put people off from playing it, you would probably design a real tennis court.”plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down12
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Real Tennis, the thousand-year-old precursor to tennis. “If you wanted to design a game that was going to put people off from playing it, you would probably design a real tennis court.”plus-squarewww.youtube.comdr_scientist@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square9fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL all the movement in Prince of Persia was rotoscoped over an actual person's movements.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down10
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkTIL all the movement in Prince of Persia was rotoscoped over an actual person's movements.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square15fedilink
Fedo ¶@www.foxyhole.io · 6 days agoSalt domesplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down10
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squareSalt domesplus-squareFedo ¶@www.foxyhole.io · 6 days agomessage-square8fedilink
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 7 days agoTIL How Elon Musk Picked Tesla's Strange Charge Port Placementplus-squarewww.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down116
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkTIL How Elon Musk Picked Tesla's Strange Charge Port Placementplus-squarewww.pcmag.comBluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square18fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-210 days agoTIL Coca-Cola still produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to opioid manufacturersplus-squarewww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down18
arrow-up1446arrow-down1external-linkTIL Coca-Cola still produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to opioid manufacturersplus-squarewww.nzherald.co.nzrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-210 days agomessage-square47fedilink
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agoTIL about this picture of horseshoe curve taken at midnight with 6500 flashbulbsplus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down19
arrow-up186arrow-down1imageTIL about this picture of horseshoe curve taken at midnight with 6500 flashbulbsplus-squareupload.wikimedia.orgJohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agoTIL Alan Moore, the author of V for Vendetta, has a negative view of the revolutionary cultures/movements he helped inspireplus-squarewww.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down19
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkTIL Alan Moore, the author of V for Vendetta, has a negative view of the revolutionary cultures/movements he helped inspireplus-squarewww.reddit.comCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square91fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle graduated from medical school in 1881, he drew a cartoon self portrait with his diploma and inscribed it, "licensed to kill."plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down11
arrow-up1226arrow-down1imageTIL When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle graduated from medical school in 1881, he drew a cartoon self portrait with his diploma and inscribed it, "licensed to kill."plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square5fedilink
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 13 days agoTIL about Jackrabbit Drivesplus-squarewww.outdoorlife.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down11
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Jackrabbit Drivesplus-squarewww.outdoorlife.comTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square6fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 13 days agoTIL The Koch Brother have run meetings twice a year since 2003. The gatherings were characterized by great secrecy (participants were routinely urged to destroy all paperwork of the gatherings).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down12
arrow-up1174arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Koch Brother have run meetings twice a year since 2003. The gatherings were characterized by great secrecy (participants were routinely urged to destroy all paperwork of the gatherings).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square10fedilink
catch22@programming.devEnglish · edit-216 days agoTIL: Why good furniture is so hard to find these daysplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down16
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Why good furniture is so hard to find these daysplus-squarewww.youtube.comcatch22@programming.devEnglish · edit-216 days agomessage-square28fedilink