paranoid@lemmy.world · 27 days 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-square5fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 27 days agomessage-square5fedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoTIL of the Donner Party who were a group of pioneers including women and children who had to resort to cannibalism after an early snowfall cut off their destination, just one mountain pass over.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Donner Party who were a group of pioneers including women and children who had to resort to cannibalism after an early snowfall cut off their destination, just one mountain pass over.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtetris11@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Jackcooper@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTIL the tallest statue in Australia is a 15 M high sheep known as big merino lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the tallest statue in Australia is a 15 M high sheep known as big merino lemmy.worldJackcooper@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
t�m@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoTIL where Elon got his nameplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareTIL where Elon got his nameplus-squaret�m@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoTIL "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head" was first written for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head" was first written for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtetris11@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square2fedilink
JoYo@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.plus-squarewww.etymonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.plus-squarewww.etymonline.comJoYo@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square3fedilink
snek_boi@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 months agoTIL that as you increase your walking speed there is a point where walking any faster would take more energy than runningplus-squaretheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that as you increase your walking speed there is a point where walking any faster would take more energy than runningplus-squaretheconversation.comsnek_boi@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square9fedilink
HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoTIL that the OBS logo is a Japanese taiko drum symbol.lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the OBS logo is a Japanese taiko drum symbol.lemmy.mlHotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
hank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 6 months agoTIL there is apparently a $43,652 chandelier on Amazon, and there are only 20 left in stock so invest now!!!lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is apparently a $43,652 chandelier on Amazon, and there are only 20 left in stock so invest now!!!lemmy.worldhank_the_tank66@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square1fedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoToday I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkToday I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Jo Miran@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.youtu.beJo Miran@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square1fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square2fedilink
TheGoonch@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comTheGoonch@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
gitgud@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggitgud@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoTIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a woman delivered three minutes of Patton Oswalt's 9-minute Parks and Rec Star Wars filibuster speech at a real Michigan city council meeting in 2019.plus-squarewww.deseret.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square4fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL the smallest body in the solar system with rings is a small icy rock 160 mi (257.5 km) across. It may have a 3.73 mi (6 km) across moon.plus-squaregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the smallest body in the solar system with rings is a small icy rock 160 mi (257.5 km) across. It may have a 3.73 mi (6 km) across moon.plus-squaregizmodo.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
