Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 39 minutes agoTIL The shipwreck of M/S Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea on September 28, 1994 and caused 852 deaths, is only about 80 meters below sea level. If you were to put the ship on her transom with...plus-squarewww.vrak.seexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The shipwreck of M/S Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea on September 28, 1994 and caused 852 deaths, is only about 80 meters below sea level. If you were to put the ship on her transom with...plus-squarewww.vrak.seLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 39 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL: When Texas entered the Union as a slave state in 1845, a legal technicality created an ungoverned, lawless strip of land (which later became the Oklahoma panhandle). People from Kansas moved ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL: When Texas entered the Union as a slave state in 1845, a legal technicality created an ungoverned, lawless strip of land (which later became the Oklahoma panhandle). People from Kansas moved ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL The reason The Simpsons are so crudely drawn in their first appearances on the Tracey Ullman Show was because Matt Groening had sent in basic sketches assuming they'd be cleaned up by the anim...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The reason The Simpsons are so crudely drawn in their first appearances on the Tracey Ullman Show was because Matt Groening had sent in basic sketches assuming they'd be cleaned up by the anim...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that despite having herbivorous diets similar to cattle, which release large quantities of digestive methane through exhaling and burping, kangaroos release virtually none; the hydrogen byprod...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that despite having herbivorous diets similar to cattle, which release large quantities of digestive methane through exhaling and burping, kangaroos release virtually none; the hydrogen byprod...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL director and writer of A Knight's Tale, Brian Helgeland, said that he intended to show what Geoffrey Chaucer (played by Paul Bettany) might have been doing that inspired him to write The Cante...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL director and writer of A Knight's Tale, Brian Helgeland, said that he intended to show what Geoffrey Chaucer (played by Paul Bettany) might have been doing that inspired him to write The Cante...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL: You can only bring five speficic fruits on a plane to the EU - Coconuts, Durians, Pineapples, Dates and Bananasplus-squarefood.ec.europa.euexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: You can only bring five speficic fruits on a plane to the EU - Coconuts, Durians, Pineapples, Dates and Bananasplus-squarefood.ec.europa.euLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that the day before 9/11, a Canadian named Evan Kuz, visited the World Trade Center with a young woman he met. He stayed at the WTC before the observation deck was closed and was the last to g...plus-squarewww.911memorial.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the day before 9/11, a Canadian named Evan Kuz, visited the World Trade Center with a young woman he met. He stayed at the WTC before the observation deck was closed and was the last to g...plus-squarewww.911memorial.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that the first film ever to have special effects was a depiction of Mary Queen of Scots' executionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the first film ever to have special effects was a depiction of Mary Queen of Scots' executionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL the version of "Earth Angel" by The Penguins that became an unexpected hit had only been recorded by the band as a literal garage demo; drums on the track were muffled with pillows so as to no...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL the version of "Earth Angel" by The Penguins that became an unexpected hit had only been recorded by the band as a literal garage demo; drums on the track were muffled with pillows so as to no...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL there is a Chinese book so deep and intricate that there is an entire field of study devoted to studying itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a Chinese book so deep and intricate that there is an entire field of study devoted to studying itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL That the "Akira Slide" is the most imitated scene from any movie/tv50 show and has been referenced in over 250 pieces of media.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL That the "Akira Slide" is the most imitated scene from any movie/tv50 show and has been referenced in over 250 pieces of media.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL That Silverchair's multi million selling debut album Frogstomp was written when all members of the band were only 15 years oldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkTIL That Silverchair's multi million selling debut album Frogstomp was written when all members of the band were only 15 years oldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL Squidward is canonically an octopus and not a squidplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Squidward is canonically an octopus and not a squidplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL: Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." it is based on the assumption that if the publishers were co...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." it is based on the assumption that if the publishers were co...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL when Los Angeles was first founded back on September 4, 1781, it only had 44 residents (known as Los Pobladores) and covered just four square milesplus-squarelosangelesexplorersguild.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL when Los Angeles was first founded back on September 4, 1781, it only had 44 residents (known as Los Pobladores) and covered just four square milesplus-squarelosangelesexplorersguild.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL that the limousine was named for the Limousin horse from the Limousin region of France, a now-extinct breed that was merged into the modern Selle Français breed in 1958. The Limousin horse was...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the limousine was named for the Limousin horse from the Limousin region of France, a now-extinct breed that was merged into the modern Selle Français breed in 1958. The Limousin horse was...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 hours agoTIL The CEO Of McLaren Got His Start Winning Wheel Of Fortune. Zak Brown appeared on Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to buy a go-kart.plus-squarejalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL The CEO Of McLaren Got His Start Winning Wheel Of Fortune. Zak Brown appeared on Wheel of Fortune and won $3,050. He spent all the money to buy a go-kart.plus-squarejalopnik.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 hours agoTIL that in Tiger Woods 99 for the PlayStation 1, in the first 100,000 copies of the game had an Easter egg that a developer snuck in when put into a computer, it contained a DAT. file that would ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in Tiger Woods 99 for the PlayStation 1, in the first 100,000 copies of the game had an Easter egg that a developer snuck in when put into a computer, it contained a DAT. file that would ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL about how the Royals of Hawai'i went to Queen Victoria's golden Jubilee and that Queen Kapi'olani of the Hawaiian islands was seated two seats to Queen Victoria, a Sign that she was a guest of...plus-squaremanoa.hawaii.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about how the Royals of Hawai'i went to Queen Victoria's golden Jubilee and that Queen Kapi'olani of the Hawaiian islands was seated two seats to Queen Victoria, a Sign that she was a guest of...plus-squaremanoa.hawaii.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 19 hours agoTIL There is a myth that the White Star Line stopped the wages of the Titanic’s crew when it sank on April 15th, which was in line with Board of Trade regulations. They actually paid their staff b...plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL There is a myth that the White Star Line stopped the wages of the Titanic’s crew when it sank on April 15th, which was in line with Board of Trade regulations. They actually paid their staff b...plus-squarewww.bbc.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square0fedilink