KumoYumeMiru@lemmy.kya.moe · 15 days agoTIL why Palpatine loves democracyplus-squarewww.msn.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down18
arrow-up1-6arrow-down1external-linkTIL why Palpatine loves democracyplus-squarewww.msn.comKumoYumeMiru@lemmy.kya.moe · 15 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 20 days agoTIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slaveryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down11
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slaveryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 20 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 20 days agoTIL about the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), an anti-communist organization created by the CIA to sway Intellectual opinion against communismplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), an anti-communist organization created by the CIA to sway Intellectual opinion against communismplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 20 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com · 28 days agoTIL about abogen. A tool to generate audiobooks from EPUBs, PDFs and text with synchronized captions.plus-squaregithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkTIL about abogen. A tool to generate audiobooks from EPUBs, PDFs and text with synchronized captions.plus-squaregithub.comPumpkinDrama@reddthat.com · 28 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoTIL The ability to count is universal in the animal kingdom. Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTIL The ability to count is universal in the animal kingdom. Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · edit-21 month agoTIL about The Lobby, a 2017 Docuseries about AIPAC, whose second series was blockedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL about The Lobby, a 2017 Docuseries about AIPAC, whose second series was blockedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · edit-21 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Substance_P@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that there was a man named William Patrick Hitler, a man who could have been a Nazi prince yet instead became an American veteran who helped defeat his uncle's empire.plus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
arrow-up180arrow-down1imageTIL that there was a man named William Patrick Hitler, a man who could have been a Nazi prince yet instead became an American veteran who helped defeat his uncle's empire.plus-squarelemmy.mlSubstance_P@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilink
RedBear [none/use name]@hexbear.net · 2 months agoTIL humans are using 1.8 Earths worth of resourcesplus-squarewww.footprintnetwork.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkTIL humans are using 1.8 Earths worth of resourcesplus-squarewww.footprintnetwork.orgRedBear [none/use name]@hexbear.net · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Mrkawfee@lemmy.world · 2 months agoToday I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumptionplus-squarewww.morningbrew.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down13
arrow-up184arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that the top 10% of earners in the US account for almost 50% of consumptionplus-squarewww.morningbrew.comMrkawfee@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square16linkfedilink
fort_burp@feddit.nl · 2 months agoTIL why the USA is borked in terms of rare earthsplus-squarewww.counterpunch.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down14
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTIL why the USA is borked in terms of rare earthsplus-squarewww.counterpunch.orgfort_burp@feddit.nl · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoTIL About the 1985 MOVE bombing, where the Philadelphia Police Department bombed and burned 61 houses, murdering 11 and leaving 250 homelessplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down12
arrow-up1369arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the 1985 MOVE bombing, where the Philadelphia Police Department bombed and burned 61 houses, murdering 11 and leaving 250 homelessplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square58linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down10
arrow-up1150arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strikeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square28linkfedilink
jason_is_back@tucson.social · 2 months agoTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Sacramento CA hosts a heavy metal and rock festival every year.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgjason_is_back@tucson.social · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Coopr8@kbin.earth · 2 months agoA group of Irish grocery workers banning grapefruit led to Ireland being the first county to pass BDS against Apartheid South Africaplus-squareyoutube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkA group of Irish grocery workers banning grapefruit led to Ireland being the first county to pass BDS against Apartheid South Africaplus-squareyoutube.comCoopr8@kbin.earth · 2 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
CoderSupreme@programming.dev · edit-22 months agoTIL there are extensions to automatically expand abbreviations in Firefoxplus-squarewww.perplexity.aiexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down13
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are extensions to automatically expand abbreviations in Firefoxplus-squarewww.perplexity.aiCoderSupreme@programming.dev · edit-22 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Omer@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Girls of the Kayan tribe start wearing neck rings at around 5 years old. The rings can stretch their necks to a length of about 15 inches (38 cm).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL Girls of the Kayan tribe start wearing neck rings at around 5 years old. The rings can stretch their necks to a length of about 15 inches (38 cm).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgOmer@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkStainless steel can self-heal a bitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agoTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Battle of Athens (1946)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Preventer79@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agoTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907plus-squarequoteinvestigator.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907plus-squarequoteinvestigator.comPreventer79@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzBanned from communityEnglish · 4 months agoTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzBanned from communityEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
