originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 3 months agotil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down13
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linktil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilink
Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months ago[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is !til@lemmy.world?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down13
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-square[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is !til@lemmy.world?plus-squareBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square1fedilink
atro_city@fedia.io · 3 months agoTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down12
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgatro_city@fedia.io · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
stoy@lemmy.zip · 3 months agoTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgstoy@lemmy.zip · 3 months agomessage-square5fedilink
ccunning@lemmy.world · 4 months ago[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down114
arrow-up1-5arrow-down1external-link[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgccunning@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilink
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · edit-26 months agoTIL larry davids annual masturbation recordplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down115
arrow-up1-9arrow-down1message-squareTIL larry davids annual masturbation recordplus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · edit-26 months agomessage-square3fedilink
callmepk@lemmy.world · 6 months agoTIL the company Identity Digital owned about 30% of all generally-available TLDsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL the company Identity Digital owned about 30% of all generally-available TLDsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgcallmepk@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square3fedilink
MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish · 10 months agoBallistics evidence not reliable nor based on science, Maryland Supreme Court sayswww.wusa9.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down10
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkBallistics evidence not reliable nor based on science, Maryland Supreme Court sayswww.wusa9.comMonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square12fedilink
callmepk@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL that in The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) they also defined code for lack of food, lack of water, and destitutionplus-squareicd.who.intexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) they also defined code for lack of food, lack of water, and destitutionplus-squareicd.who.intcallmepk@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
DandomRude@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoTIL The famous 90s techno song "Kernkraft 400" is a cover of "Song No. 21" (Star Dust) from the Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones"plus-squarem.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down13
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkTIL The famous 90s techno song "Kernkraft 400" is a cover of "Song No. 21" (Star Dust) from the Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones"plus-squarem.youtube.comDandomRude@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square11fedilink
Oxnvat@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about Bomberman debuffs lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down17
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageTIL about Bomberman debuffs lemmy.worldOxnvat@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
TehBamski@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL: Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TVplus-squarewww.cgaa.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TVplus-squarewww.cgaa.orgTehBamski@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Ranjr@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL Chuck Connors is a 6'5" badass who played in the NBA and MLB, Served in the army during WWII, Starred in The Rifleman and Branded and was bear hugged by Leonid Brezhnev.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down12
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTIL Chuck Connors is a 6'5" badass who played in the NBA and MLB, Served in the army during WWII, Starred in The Rifleman and Branded and was bear hugged by Leonid Brezhnev.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgRanjr@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
SpaceBar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL a Black community was displaced to build Central Parkplus-squarelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1261arrow-down113
arrow-up1248arrow-down1external-linkTIL a Black community was displaced to build Central Parkplus-squarelemmy.worldSpaceBar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that following the Roman departure from Britain (410 CE), systematic construction of paved highways in the UK did not resume until the early 18th centuryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down12
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL that following the Roman departure from Britain (410 CE), systematic construction of paved highways in the UK did not resume until the early 18th centuryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its starplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkTIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its starplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL India still officially recognises 5 sub-national monarchies, known as the 'Kings of Dangs'. They receive payment from the government every year during Holiplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL India still officially recognises 5 sub-national monarchies, known as the 'Kings of Dangs'. They receive payment from the government every year during Holiplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of Cáin Adomnáin, "Europes first human rights treaty". Created in 697 CE, were a set of laws - which kings across Ireland & Scotland agreed to follow - guaranteeing safety of non-combatants in warplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Cáin Adomnáin, "Europes first human rights treaty". Created in 697 CE, were a set of laws - which kings across Ireland & Scotland agreed to follow - guaranteeing safety of non-combatants in warplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of the Kingdom of Bailundo, a non-sovereign monarchy located in Angola. Its king was notably deposed in 2021 after being charged of involvement in a murderplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Kingdom of Bailundo, a non-sovereign monarchy located in Angola. Its king was notably deposed in 2021 after being charged of involvement in a murderplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL an ant mega-colony exists across 3 continents and is thought to contain billions of ants, all of which recognise each other to be from the same colony. The largest part of the colony is in Europenews.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down11
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkTIL an ant mega-colony exists across 3 continents and is thought to contain billions of ants, all of which recognise each other to be from the same colony. The largest part of the colony is in Europenews.bbc.co.ukMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square3fedilink
