Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that McDonald’s redesigned their coffee stirrers because they were being used as cocaine spoons. In fact, in some cities a dose of coke was referred to as a McSpoon. Today, instead of small sp...plus-squarewww.snopes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that McDonald’s redesigned their coffee stirrers because they were being used as cocaine spoons. In fact, in some cities a dose of coke was referred to as a McSpoon. Today, instead of small sp...plus-squarewww.snopes.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that the tree shrew is the only other mammal (besides humans) that likes spicy foodplus-squarewww.pentictonwesternnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the tree shrew is the only other mammal (besides humans) that likes spicy foodplus-squarewww.pentictonwesternnews.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that it appears that Neanderthals likely passed along genetic traits to some modern human populations for surviving cold weather situations - including muscle mass for generating heat, stocky ...plus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that it appears that Neanderthals likely passed along genetic traits to some modern human populations for surviving cold weather situations - including muscle mass for generating heat, stocky ...plus-squarewww.nature.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL Tasmanian Devil's give birth to between 30 and 40 offsprings but the mother only has four teats. The first four to attach to teats survive, the others perish.plus-squarewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL Tasmanian Devil's give birth to between 30 and 40 offsprings but the mother only has four teats. The first four to attach to teats survive, the others perish.plus-squarewww.abc.net.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that the oldest flood myth is likely the Epic of Gilgamesh. Written on 12 stone tablets, it's one of the first pieces of literature in recorded history. The old Sumerian king searches for immo...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the oldest flood myth is likely the Epic of Gilgamesh. Written on 12 stone tablets, it's one of the first pieces of literature in recorded history. The old Sumerian king searches for immo...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that in ancient Egypt, instead of having a "prime minister," the Pharaoh would appoint a "vizier of the ears," a high-ranking official whose sole job was to listen to the concerns of the people.plus-squarestudy.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in ancient Egypt, instead of having a "prime minister," the Pharaoh would appoint a "vizier of the ears," a high-ranking official whose sole job was to listen to the concerns of the people.plus-squarestudy.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL the design of large Victorian-era glasshouses takes its cue from the waterlily's huge leaves. Joseph Paxton tested his idea by standing his daughter on a floating leaf, and then went on to bui...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the design of large Victorian-era glasshouses takes its cue from the waterlily's huge leaves. Joseph Paxton tested his idea by standing his daughter on a floating leaf, and then went on to bui...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL Sissy Spacek funded the early David Lynchplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL Sissy Spacek funded the early David Lynchplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that in baseball's early days, fielders could put base runners out not only by tagging them but also by throwing the ball at them before they reached a base. This practice was known as "pluggi...plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in baseball's early days, fielders could put base runners out not only by tagging them but also by throwing the ball at them before they reached a base. This practice was known as "pluggi...plus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL Floridian fathers had to be reminded not to assault their child via a billboard because it was becoming a problem.plus-squareau.news.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Floridian fathers had to be reminded not to assault their child via a billboard because it was becoming a problem.plus-squareau.news.yahoo.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL James Cameron has long had a fascination with shipwrecks & Titanic was "the Mt Everest of shipwrecks." After an IMAX film used footage of the Titanic wreck, he then sought Hollywood fundin...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL James Cameron has long had a fascination with shipwrecks & Titanic was "the Mt Everest of shipwrecks." After an IMAX film used footage of the Titanic wreck, he then sought Hollywood fundin...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL when David Lynch was asked by fans for clues or answers regarding one of his films, he'd typically refuse; however when fans in France asked him for clues to help them decipher Mulholland Driv...plus-squarewww.indiewire.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL when David Lynch was asked by fans for clues or answers regarding one of his films, he'd typically refuse; however when fans in France asked him for clues to help them decipher Mulholland Driv...plus-squarewww.indiewire.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL that before Gen X became popularly known as Gen X, the terms post-Boomers, Baby Busters (falling birthrate), New Lost Generation, Latchkey Generation, MTV Generation, and 13th Generation (13th...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that before Gen X became popularly known as Gen X, the terms post-Boomers, Baby Busters (falling birthrate), New Lost Generation, Latchkey Generation, MTV Generation, and 13th Generation (13th...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL that because of his lower body paralysis, Franklin D. Roosevelt developed such an impressive upper body physique that it impressed boxer Jack Dempsey. FDR once caught a 237 lb (108 kg) shark a...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that because of his lower body paralysis, Franklin D. Roosevelt developed such an impressive upper body physique that it impressed boxer Jack Dempsey. FDR once caught a 237 lb (108 kg) shark a...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL that in utero, a third artery temporarily runs down the arm to help with the development of the hand. By 8 weeks after birth, this artery usually disappears. For unknown reasons, people are re...plus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in utero, a third artery temporarily runs down the arm to help with the development of the hand. By 8 weeks after birth, this artery usually disappears. For unknown reasons, people are re...plus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL the rate of fatal accidents due to wagons and horses in 1907 was 42 per 1 million people. For comparison, the motor vehicle fatality rate in 2023 was 120.6 per 1 million people (USA)plus-squarewww.jstor.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL the rate of fatal accidents due to wagons and horses in 1907 was 42 per 1 million people. For comparison, the motor vehicle fatality rate in 2023 was 120.6 per 1 million people (USA)plus-squarewww.jstor.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL: Lincoln Logs, the children's building toy, was based on an earthquke-proof construction technique used in a hotel in Japan and was patented by John Wright, the son of the hotel's designer, Fr...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Lincoln Logs, the children's building toy, was based on an earthquke-proof construction technique used in a hotel in Japan and was patented by John Wright, the son of the hotel's designer, Fr...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL Scientology targeted organizers of the 2008 Anonymous protests using Fair Game tactics of "Noisy Investigations" by PIs and killing pets of participantsplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Scientology targeted organizers of the 2008 Anonymous protests using Fair Game tactics of "Noisy Investigations" by PIs and killing pets of participantsplus-squarewww.youtube.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL Enya has never performed a full concert.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Enya has never performed a full concert.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL The most populous administrative division in the world is the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, if it were a country it would be the sixth most populated in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL The most populous administrative division in the world is the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, if it were a country it would be the sixth most populated in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
