Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883, mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronageplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1883, mandates that most positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political patronageplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIl That Burma Dictator Ne Win announced the demonetisation of the 25, 35, and 75 kyat notes, leaving only the 1, 5, and 10 kyat bills valid and replaced them with 45 and 90 bills, wiping out 60-8...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIl That Burma Dictator Ne Win announced the demonetisation of the 25, 35, and 75 kyat notes, leaving only the 1, 5, and 10 kyat bills valid and replaced them with 45 and 90 bills, wiping out 60-8...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that Betty White was the oldest of the four main actresses on The Golden Girls and the last to pass away.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Betty White was the oldest of the four main actresses on The Golden Girls and the last to pass away.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL: "Itasha" which translates to "painful" or "cringeworthy" car is a subculture that originated in Japan which involves wrapping cars in flashy graphics, typically anime girls. In recent years i...plus-squarewww.chron.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: "Itasha" which translates to "painful" or "cringeworthy" car is a subculture that originated in Japan which involves wrapping cars in flashy graphics, typically anime girls. In recent years i...plus-squarewww.chron.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Mark Matthews was the oldest living Buffalo Soldier, enlisting in 1910 and retiring in 1949 before becoming a security guard and retiring again in 1970. He died in 2005 at the age of 111.plus-squarenkaa.uky.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mark Matthews was the oldest living Buffalo Soldier, enlisting in 1910 and retiring in 1949 before becoming a security guard and retiring again in 1970. He died in 2005 at the age of 111.plus-squarenkaa.uky.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL The Netherlands had a flood in 1825 similar to the 1953 flood but was soon forgotten and no preventative measures were put in place.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Netherlands had a flood in 1825 similar to the 1953 flood but was soon forgotten and no preventative measures were put in place.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL under suspicion that he might join protests at the republican party convention in 1972, John Lennon was under heavy CIA surveillance. Lennon and his wife were aware they were under surveillanc...plus-squarewww.cia.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL under suspicion that he might join protests at the republican party convention in 1972, John Lennon was under heavy CIA surveillance. Lennon and his wife were aware they were under surveillanc...plus-squarewww.cia.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the final article of the Greek Constitution says all Greeks "have the right and the duty to resist by all possible means against anyone who attempts the violent abolition of the Constitut...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the final article of the Greek Constitution says all Greeks "have the right and the duty to resist by all possible means against anyone who attempts the violent abolition of the Constitut...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL of the spoils system which is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a rewar...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the spoils system which is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a rewar...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that after Superman’s much-publicized 1992 “death”, he returned in 1993’s “Reign of the Supermen” sporting a mullet. The cancelled film Superman Lives would have also featured a mullet-wearing...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that after Superman’s much-publicized 1992 “death”, he returned in 1993’s “Reign of the Supermen” sporting a mullet. The cancelled film Superman Lives would have also featured a mullet-wearing...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL about Black Sunday, April 14, 1935, when a massive dust storm hundreds of miles wide and thousands of feet high tore through Oklahoma and Texas. Temperatures dropped 30+ degrees in 2 hours as ...plus-squarewww.history.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Black Sunday, April 14, 1935, when a massive dust storm hundreds of miles wide and thousands of feet high tore through Oklahoma and Texas. Temperatures dropped 30+ degrees in 2 hours as ...plus-squarewww.history.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Jefferson Davis attempted to patent a steam-operated propeller invented by his slave, Ben Montgomery. Davis was denied because he was not the "true inventor." As President of the Confederacy, ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Jefferson Davis attempted to patent a steam-operated propeller invented by his slave, Ben Montgomery. Davis was denied because he was not the "true inventor." As President of the Confederacy, ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that Acacia trees developped a defense response to giraffe browsing by increasing their thorn length, tannin production within leaves and airborne tannin release. This triggered a change in th...plus-squareielc.libguides.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Acacia trees developped a defense response to giraffe browsing by increasing their thorn length, tannin production within leaves and airborne tannin release. This triggered a change in th...plus-squareielc.libguides.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL an enslaved blacksmith named Ned invented a "cotton scraper". His master, Oscar Stuart sought the patent for himself in Ned’s name but was denied as a slave was considered property and not a c...plus-squarethereader.mitpress.mit.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL an enslaved blacksmith named Ned invented a "cotton scraper". His master, Oscar Stuart sought the patent for himself in Ned’s name but was denied as a slave was considered property and not a c...plus-squarethereader.mitpress.mit.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL There are more than 350 types of pasta shapesplus-squarewww.italymagazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL There are more than 350 types of pasta shapesplus-squarewww.italymagazine.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that demand for semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) in 2024 forced Novo Nordisk to run factories 24/7, 365 days a year, hire 10,000+ workers, and spend $6B on expansion. New UK prescriptions were al...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that demand for semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) in 2024 forced Novo Nordisk to run factories 24/7, 365 days a year, hire 10,000+ workers, and spend $6B on expansion. New UK prescriptions were al...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that despite appearing in 7 Bond films Roger Moore is the only Bond actor not to drive an Aston Martin on screenplus-squarescreenrant.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that despite appearing in 7 Bond films Roger Moore is the only Bond actor not to drive an Aston Martin on screenplus-squarescreenrant.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL in 1715 Sybilla Masters was awarded the patent for her corn-processing machine in her husband's name as coverture laws at the time prevented a married woman from owning property, including int...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1715 Sybilla Masters was awarded the patent for her corn-processing machine in her husband's name as coverture laws at the time prevented a married woman from owning property, including int...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the phrase “mad as a hatter” comes from 18th- and 19th-century hat makers who suffered mercury poisoning from the chemicals used in felt production, leading to tremors, hallucinations, an...plus-squarewww.history.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the phrase “mad as a hatter” comes from 18th- and 19th-century hat makers who suffered mercury poisoning from the chemicals used in felt production, leading to tremors, hallucinations, an...plus-squarewww.history.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a Jewish neurologist that escaped Nazi Germany, founded what would become the Paralympic Games in 1948 with the Stoke Mandeville Games. Guttmann believed sport was a major...plus-squarelibguides.staffs.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a Jewish neurologist that escaped Nazi Germany, founded what would become the Paralympic Games in 1948 with the Stoke Mandeville Games. Guttmann believed sport was a major...plus-squarelibguides.staffs.ac.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
