contentbot@lemmy.caB · 15 hours agoTIL fingernails grow nearly 3-4 times faster than toenailsplus-squarewww.healthline.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down15
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkTIL fingernails grow nearly 3-4 times faster than toenailsplus-squarewww.healthline.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 15 hours agomessage-square4fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL that Captain E. Smith on the Titanic was made aware of an ice field through 7 different warnings, but did not listen.plus-squarewww.palomar.eduexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down11
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Captain E. Smith on the Titanic was made aware of an ice field through 7 different warnings, but did not listen.plus-squarewww.palomar.educontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square7fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL 390,127 people stated they were “Jedi” in the 2001 UK census, making it the fifth largest religion in the country at the time.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkTIL 390,127 people stated they were “Jedi” in the 2001 UK census, making it the fifth largest religion in the country at the time.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL a particular wealthy Roman named Spurius Maelius was executed and his house razed for giving discounted food to the poorplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down110
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTIL a particular wealthy Roman named Spurius Maelius was executed and his house razed for giving discounted food to the poorplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agoTIL that Marajó, an island in the Amazon river delta, has an area of 49000 sq kms and is larger than countries like Switzerland and Belgium.plus-squareen.aguasamazonicas.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down13
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Marajó, an island in the Amazon river delta, has an area of 49000 sq kms and is larger than countries like Switzerland and Belgium.plus-squareen.aguasamazonicas.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agomessage-square3fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL The geometric foundational work for Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1915 was laid by Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann some 60 years earlierplus-squarewww.aps.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL The geometric foundational work for Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1915 was laid by Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann some 60 years earlierplus-squarewww.aps.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL about Hastings Banda, the oldest president who was still ruling Malawi at 96 years old. Under his rule, women could not wear trousers and men with beards were seized and forced to have a haircut.plus-squarewww.newworldencyclopedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Hastings Banda, the oldest president who was still ruling Malawi at 96 years old. Under his rule, women could not wear trousers and men with beards were seized and forced to have a haircut.plus-squarewww.newworldencyclopedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL that the tea company Twinings was founded in 1706 as a coffee shop that sold tea to stand out from the competition, and its flagship location still occupies the same premises todayplus-squaretwinings.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the tea company Twinings was founded in 1706 as a coffee shop that sold tea to stand out from the competition, and its flagship location still occupies the same premises todayplus-squaretwinings.co.ukcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL The US Army has 50 commissioned shipsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down13
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL The US Army has 50 commissioned shipsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agoTIL that the original LOVE sculpture is housed in a museum in Indiana and was created Robert Indiana who born in Indianaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down14
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the original LOVE sculpture is housed in a museum in Indiana and was created Robert Indiana who born in Indianaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL that Japan was the invitee in Copa America in 1999 and 2019.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down16
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Japan was the invitee in Copa America in 1999 and 2019.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agoTIL conservatives are healthier than liberals because they have a greater sense of personal responsibilityplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down176
arrow-up1-65arrow-down1external-linkTIL conservatives are healthier than liberals because they have a greater sense of personal responsibilityplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agomessage-square17fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL Bill Gates was already the world's richest man even before Windows 95 was launchedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down14
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkTIL Bill Gates was already the world's richest man even before Windows 95 was launchedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square7fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL birds don't peeplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down13
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL birds don't peeplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square9fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down13
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square4fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agoTIL Facebook is cited as a factor in 20% of US divorcesplus-squarewww.essence.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down18
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkTIL Facebook is cited as a factor in 20% of US divorcesplus-squarewww.essence.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agomessage-square9fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 10 days agoTIL that there are ATMs where you can get out gold!plus-squarewww.silicon.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down17
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there are ATMs where you can get out gold!plus-squarewww.silicon.co.ukcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 10 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 11 days agoTIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germanyplus-squarephilip.greenspun.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germanyplus-squarephilip.greenspun.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 11 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 12 days agoTIL that a company named BimboBakeriesUSA owns a lot of the major bread brands.plus-squarewww.bimbobakeriesusa.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down13
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a company named BimboBakeriesUSA owns a lot of the major bread brands.plus-squarewww.bimbobakeriesusa.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 12 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 12 days agoTIL Otters are not just cute little fluffy swimmers, but skilled predators who can occasionally take down even a caiman.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down10
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkTIL Otters are not just cute little fluffy swimmers, but skilled predators who can occasionally take down even a caiman.plus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB · 12 days agomessage-square11fedilink