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TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 hour agoTIL about the differences between flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelictplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the differences between flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelictplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square1fedilink
I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agoTIL: Being intellectually gifted is a spectrum of neurodivergence and does not automatically mean the person is/will be a genius in anythingplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down140
arrow-up1127arrow-down1message-squareTIL: Being intellectually gifted is a spectrum of neurodivergence and does not automatically mean the person is/will be a genius in anythingplus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square40fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 hours agoTIL a lot of different famous people are or were ham radio enthusiastsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down14
arrow-up174arrow-down1message-squareTIL a lot of different famous people are or were ham radio enthusiastsplus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL about Çatalhöyük an anarcho communist city from 6500 BCmessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down19
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareTIL about Çatalhöyük an anarcho communist city from 6500 BCooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
irreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL of the socialist fraternal kissplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down13
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the socialist fraternal kissplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgirreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square19fedilink
fpslem@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that 1,300 children are still separated from their parents from the Trump era family separation policyplus-squarewww.msnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1866arrow-down120
arrow-up1846arrow-down1external-linkTIL that 1,300 children are still separated from their parents from the Trump era family separation policyplus-squarewww.msnbc.comfpslem@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square80fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL about Fort Tolukko, a Portuguese fort in Indonesia which is pretty much the definition of colonialism.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down15
arrow-up1176arrow-down1imageTIL about Fort Tolukko, a Portuguese fort in Indonesia which is pretty much the definition of colonialism.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square14fedilink
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL The US secret service trains in Tyler Perry's White House, because they can't get a new training facility fundedplus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down18
arrow-up1186arrow-down1external-linkTIL The US secret service trains in Tyler Perry's White House, because they can't get a new training facility fundedplus-squarewww.nytimes.comGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square18fedilink
Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1561arrow-down17
arrow-up1554arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the “S” in “Harry S. Truman” isn’t an abbreviation. His middle name was just “S”.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square93fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down11
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square46fedilink
SSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoThe NOAA has a commissioned officer corps so that the personnel have status as military officers, to give them protection of laws of war and prevent them from being treated as spiesplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down11
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkThe NOAA has a commissioned officer corps so that the personnel have status as military officers, to give them protection of laws of war and prevent them from being treated as spiesplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgSSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square5fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL about the Orkney vole, a population of voles found on the Orkney islands in Scotland, and believed to be a very early example of an invasive species, brought by neolithic traders from Europe.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down10
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Orkney vole, a population of voles found on the Orkney islands in Scotland, and believed to be a very early example of an invasive species, brought by neolithic traders from Europe.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square5fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 6 days agoTIL the crowdsourced US-Mexico border wall added over $20 million in taxable land improvement to a private farm, increasing the tax burden by 75 timesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down11
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkTIL the crowdsourced US-Mexico border wall added over $20 million in taxable land improvement to a private farm, increasing the tax burden by 75 timesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 6 days agomessage-square29fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL a silly Looney Tunes joke is factual.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down14
arrow-up1382arrow-down1imageTIL a silly Looney Tunes joke is factual.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square28fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about a 8 Centuries-Old Mystery Sword Inscriptionplus-squareabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL about a 8 Centuries-Old Mystery Sword Inscriptionplus-squareabcnews.go.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square7fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL about erdstall , more than 600 tunnel found across Europe of unknown origin but are believed to date from the Middle Agesplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down17
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkTIL about erdstall , more than 600 tunnel found across Europe of unknown origin but are believed to date from the Middle Agesplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square31fedilink
observantTrapezium@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that Inuvik, NWT is the largest town in Canada whose antipodal point lies within Antarcticaplus-squarelemmy.caimagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down12
arrow-up190arrow-down1imageTIL that Inuvik, NWT is the largest town in Canada whose antipodal point lies within Antarcticaplus-squarelemmy.caobservantTrapezium@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square20fedilink
Maimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1250arrow-down112
arrow-up1238arrow-down1external-linkTIL that famous Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky was gay.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaimas2@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square25fedilink
lettruthout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL: FEMA has a Hurricane Rumor Response siteplus-squarewww.fema.govexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down12
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkTIL: FEMA has a Hurricane Rumor Response siteplus-squarewww.fema.govlettruthout@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square3fedilink