_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down12
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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.plus-squarecazenoviapubliclibrary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.plus-squarecazenoviapubliclibrary.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square2fedilink
Chozo@fedia.io · 2 days agoTIL that some Shinto mythology refers to October as "the month without gods", as this is the time the gods take to gather at Izumo Shrine and check in with each other on the state of the world.plus-squaremastodon.socialexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down11
arrow-up1327arrow-down1external-linkTIL that some Shinto mythology refers to October as "the month without gods", as this is the time the gods take to gather at Izumo Shrine and check in with each other on the state of the world.plus-squaremastodon.socialChozo@fedia.io · 2 days agomessage-square15fedilink
mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-221 hours agoTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down11
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-221 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down16
arrow-up1396arrow-down1external-linkTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 2 days agoTIL not everyone tells jokes on beggar's nightplus-squarewww.desmoinesregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down110
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkTIL not everyone tells jokes on beggar's nightplus-squarewww.desmoinesregister.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square15fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL there are multiple episodes of Caillou where his behavior was so awful that PBS Kids banned them from being re-aired.plus-squarecaillou.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down112
arrow-up1334arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are multiple episodes of Caillou where his behavior was so awful that PBS Kids banned them from being re-aired.plus-squarecaillou.fandom.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square66fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 4 days agoTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down19
arrow-up1345arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square43fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the largest cemetery in the world is Wadi-us-Salaam in Iraq. It has 6 million bodies, covers 6.01 km2/2.32 sq mi of land and has been in use for at least 1400 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down11
arrow-up1245arrow-down1external-linkTIL the largest cemetery in the world is Wadi-us-Salaam in Iraq. It has 6 million bodies, covers 6.01 km2/2.32 sq mi of land and has been in use for at least 1400 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square14fedilink
Chris@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agoTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukChris@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square12fedilink
irreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrantplus-squaregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1924arrow-down112
arrow-up1912arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrantplus-squaregizmodo.comirreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square44fedilink
ryujin470@fedia.io · 3 days agoTIL there's a town called "Xbox" in Yucatán, southeastern Mexicoplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareTIL there's a town called "Xbox" in Yucatán, southeastern Mexicoplus-squareryujin470@fedia.io · 3 days agomessage-square15fedilink
grue@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL ballots in Montana vary the order of candidates in order to eliminate first-listed advantageplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1425arrow-down18
arrow-up1417arrow-down1external-linkTIL ballots in Montana vary the order of candidates in order to eliminate first-listed advantageplus-squarewww.youtube.comgrue@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square40fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down15
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square9fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1445arrow-down17
arrow-up1438arrow-down1message-squareTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.plus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square55fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL the woman who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch is a queerphobic Trump fan.plus-squarewww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down132
arrow-up1159arrow-down1external-linkTIL the woman who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch is a queerphobic Trump fan.plus-squarewww.vanityfair.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square26fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 4 days agoTIL that to combine KOSA with COPPA 2.0 and another act, the US Senate amended a random paper-shuffling act to replace it with the new version of KOSA.plus-squarewww.congress.govexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to combine KOSA with COPPA 2.0 and another act, the US Senate amended a random paper-shuffling act to replace it with the new version of KOSA.plus-squarewww.congress.govAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 4 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Sugar, Sugar by The Archies has a bunch of reggae and soul coversplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down13
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squareTIL Sugar, Sugar by The Archies has a bunch of reggae and soul coversplus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 6 days agoTIL The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was named after a merge between The Seattle Post and The Daily Intelligencerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down15
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was named after a merge between The Seattle Post and The Daily Intelligencerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 6 days agomessage-square9fedilink