IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoresplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down10
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoresplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down18
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square16fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agoAncient Persian windcatchers used passive airflow engineering to cool buildings centuries before electricity. Their design channels wind and exhausts heat using basic pressure dynamics.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkAncient Persian windcatchers used passive airflow engineering to cool buildings centuries before electricity. Their design channels wind and exhausts heat using basic pressure dynamics.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down13
arrow-up1276arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square25fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square1fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13
arrow-up1176arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square19fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down18
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square11fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down12
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square20fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down12
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square7fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 26 days agoMount Vesuvius turned Pompeii into a ghost city overnight. Today, the archaeological park reveals preserved streets, homes, and bodies shaped by a pyroclastic inferno.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkMount Vesuvius turned Pompeii into a ghost city overnight. Today, the archaeological park reveals preserved streets, homes, and bodies shaped by a pyroclastic inferno.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square3fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoThe Nazca Lines in Peru—massive geoglyphs carved by the Nazca civilization. Their purpose remains a mystery, but their scale and precision continue to astonish archaeologists around the world.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkThe Nazca Lines in Peru—massive geoglyphs carved by the Nazca civilization. Their purpose remains a mystery, but their scale and precision continue to astonish archaeologists around the world.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square2fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoAn ancient Laconian hound rhyton uncovered in Italy reveals how Greek mythology and artistry influenced Magna Graecia. It was used for pouring ritual offerings during sacred ceremonies.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkAn ancient Laconian hound rhyton uncovered in Italy reveals how Greek mythology and artistry influenced Magna Graecia. It was used for pouring ritual offerings during sacred ceremonies.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down13
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square1fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down16
arrow-up1121arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square5fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down17
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square13fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoThe evolution of the Great Wall of China, from early rammed-earth defenses to a vast Ming-era fortress system with smoke signal towers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkThe evolution of the Great Wall of China, from early rammed-earth defenses to a vast Ming-era fortress system with smoke signal towers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down14
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square14fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down15
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareIamNobuddy@lemmy.worldOPtoArchaeology@mander.xyz•New DNA study sheds light on King Tut’s mysterious death at 18. A team from Cairo University and German geneticists may have uncovered crucial clues that bring us closer to the truth.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoWhat about this article:(https://indiandefencereview.com/dna-analysis-truth-tutankhamuns-death/). linkfedilink
What about this article:(https://indiandefencereview.com/dna-analysis-truth-tutankhamuns-death/).