_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down15
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square7fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 hours agoBretton Woods System & Petrodollarplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareBretton Woods System & Petrodollarplus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square7fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL The Mystery of Kaspar Hauserplus-squarewww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Mystery of Kaspar Hauserplus-squarewww.livescience.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL , Why Do Animals Keep Evolving into Crabs?plus-squarewww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down115
arrow-up1227arrow-down1external-linkTIL , Why Do Animals Keep Evolving into Crabs?plus-squarewww.scientificamerican.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square60fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL about Walter Potter and his disturbingly whimsical Victorian-era taxidermyplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down12
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Walter Potter and his disturbingly whimsical Victorian-era taxidermyplus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Scottish band White Trash (aka Trash) released a recording of Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight a week before the Beatles' Abbey Road, the only time a Beatles cover came out before the original.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down11
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkTIL Scottish band White Trash (aka Trash) released a recording of Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight a week before the Beatles' Abbey Road, the only time a Beatles cover came out before the original.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL Those US Polo Assn shirts are made by the actual governing body of the sport of Polo in the USA.plus-squareuspoloassnglobal.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down12
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTIL Those US Polo Assn shirts are made by the actual governing body of the sport of Polo in the USA.plus-squareuspoloassnglobal.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square8fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL Hooch really is crazy! (A TIL for Scrubs fans.)plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down15
arrow-up1107arrow-down1imageTIL Hooch really is crazy! (A TIL for Scrubs fans.)plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL SimCity creator Will Wright was in part inspired by the Stanislaw Lem book, The Cyberiad. It's one of my favorite books!plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareTIL SimCity creator Will Wright was in part inspired by the Stanislaw Lem book, The Cyberiad. It's one of my favorite books!plus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 13 days agoTIL About Perpetual Stewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square123fedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down16
arrow-up1380arrow-down1external-linkTIL About Perpetual Stewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square123fedilink
realitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL antiperspirant works better if applied at night before bedplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down110
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkTIL antiperspirant works better if applied at night before bedplus-squarewww.theatlantic.comrealitista@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square43fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL about Bouvet Island, the most remote island in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down11
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Bouvet Island, the most remote island in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL about all the extremely funny noises the rock hyrax makes.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down12
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkTIL about all the extremely funny noises the rock hyrax makes.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square3fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-215 days agoTIL in 1933 the Wall Street Journal had a headline which read "Berlin Views Hitler Calmly: Rise in stocks reflects confidence he will not disrupt nation's affairs"plus-squarewww.snopes.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down16
arrow-up11.19Karrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1933 the Wall Street Journal had a headline which read "Berlin Views Hitler Calmly: Rise in stocks reflects confidence he will not disrupt nation's affairs"plus-squarewww.snopes.comWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-215 days agomessage-square116fedilink
200ok@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoTIL about the "ice pick headache" where it feels like you're being repeatedly stabbed with an ice pickplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down10
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the "ice pick headache" where it feels like you're being repeatedly stabbed with an ice pickplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.org200ok@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square16fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoTIL when applying for a British passport online, your identity has to be confirmed by someone who is not a relative, knows you for two years, and has to be from a specific (weird) list of professions.plus-squarewww.passport.service.gov.ukexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down17
arrow-up1277arrow-down1external-linkTIL when applying for a British passport online, your identity has to be confirmed by someone who is not a relative, knows you for two years, and has to be from a specific (weird) list of professions.plus-squarewww.passport.service.gov.ukFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square70fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTIL about pottery made by the Mimbres people, part of the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture in the U.S. Southwest. Their pottery can only be described as being made by people with a sense of humor.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down11
arrow-up1132arrow-down1imageTIL about pottery made by the Mimbres people, part of the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture in the U.S. Southwest. Their pottery can only be described as being made by people with a sense of humor.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square6fedilink
kamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agoThere's a flying squid?plus-squarewww.discoverwildlife.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down13
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkThere's a flying squid?plus-squarewww.discoverwildlife.comkamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agomessage-square28fedilink
Sundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 17 days agoTIL that the Internet Archive has almost every issue of Galaxy Magazine available to read for free onlineplus-squarearchive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down10
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Internet Archive has almost every issue of Galaxy Magazine available to read for free onlineplus-squarearchive.orgSundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square8fedilink
zlatiah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL of Darwin's Ark, a community research nonprofit aimed to better understand household pets (and they are actively seeking ppl to help with cat research!)plus-squaredarwinsark.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Darwin's Ark, a community research nonprofit aimed to better understand household pets (and they are actively seeking ppl to help with cat research!)plus-squaredarwinsark.orgzlatiah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square0fedilink