_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down14
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square9linkfedilink
NomNom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-213 hours agoTIL that Germany ran a program where they deliberately paired orphans with pedophiles on the theory that someone sexually attracted to them would take better care of themplus-squarewww.newyorker.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down18
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Germany ran a program where they deliberately paired orphans with pedophiles on the theory that someone sexually attracted to them would take better care of themplus-squarewww.newyorker.comNomNom@feddit.ukEnglish · edit-213 hours agomessage-square31linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 19 hours agoTIL you can make butter while running.plus-squarewww.runnersworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down18
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkTIL you can make butter while running.plus-squarewww.runnersworld.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square27linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL: The United States Has 10x More Serial Killers Than Any Other Country on Earthplus-squarehrnews1.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1273arrow-down137
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The United States Has 10x More Serial Killers Than Any Other Country on Earthplus-squarehrnews1.substack.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square35linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.plus-squareen.wiktionary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down14
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.plus-squareen.wiktionary.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6linkfedilink
WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhy is mercury a liquid?plus-squarewww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down14
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkWhy is mercury a liquid?plus-squarewww.livescience.comWhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square2linkfedilink
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 2 days agoTIL there was an ancient Egyptian city named by the Greeks "Crocodilopolis" because of the local settlers' reverence to the large local crocodile population.www.hellenicaworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down10
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was an ancient Egyptian city named by the Greeks "Crocodilopolis" because of the local settlers' reverence to the large local crocodile population.www.hellenicaworld.comTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTIL aphrodisiacs do increase blood flow to parts of your body but only those with compromised circulation will likely see any affects.plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down16
arrow-up1162arrow-down1external-linkTIL aphrodisiacs do increase blood flow to parts of your body but only those with compromised circulation will likely see any affects.plus-squarewww.bbc.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Valnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agoTIL people of South Asian descent are more likely to suffer from heart disease. Even if they have a healthy weight and don't smoke. Scientists are not sure why. plus-squaremagazine.ucsf.eduexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down13
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkTIL people of South Asian descent are more likely to suffer from heart disease. Even if they have a healthy weight and don't smoke. Scientists are not sure why. plus-squaremagazine.ucsf.eduValnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL: Iranian Women Graduate in STEM at Nearly 3× the Rate of U.S. Women — and Has 5× More PhD Students Per Capitaplus-squareopen.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1353arrow-down18
arrow-up1345arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Iranian Women Graduate in STEM at Nearly 3× the Rate of U.S. Women — and Has 5× More PhD Students Per Capitaplus-squareopen.substack.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
Valnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL that super-rich people love Wyoming. In some counties, the top 1% are richer than the top 1% in New York or California. If you want to meet someone wealthy, go to Wyomingplus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down14
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkTIL that super-rich people love Wyoming. In some counties, the top 1% are richer than the top 1% in New York or California. If you want to meet someone wealthy, go to Wyomingplus-squarewww.nytimes.comValnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square22linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoTIL it takes the average mammal 12 seconds to poop.plus-squarewww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down14
arrow-up1291arrow-down1external-linkTIL it takes the average mammal 12 seconds to poop.plus-squarewww.pbs.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square73linkfedilink
als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 days agoThe screenwriter of Challengers and Queer (both 2024) is best known to me as the Potion Seller guyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkThe screenwriter of Challengers and Queer (both 2024) is best known to me as the Potion Seller guyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgals@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
favoredponcho@lemmy.zipEnglish · 6 days agoTIL children's author Shel Silverstein had sex with hundreds and possibly thousands of women and frequently visited the Playboy mansionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down127
arrow-up1288arrow-down1external-linkTIL children's author Shel Silverstein had sex with hundreds and possibly thousands of women and frequently visited the Playboy mansionplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfavoredponcho@lemmy.zipEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square84linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoTIL there's a Reeses flavoured toothpasteplus-squarewww.foodbeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down112
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a Reeses flavoured toothpasteplus-squarewww.foodbeast.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL knocker uppers were people who went around knocking on windows to wake people up in pre-alarmclock times.plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down17
arrow-up1241arrow-down1external-linkTIL knocker uppers were people who went around knocking on windows to wake people up in pre-alarmclock times.plus-squarewww.bbc.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
Quilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoTIL there's an internet video trend where CEO's of fast food restaurants eat their burgers.plus-squarewww.oregonlive.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down128
arrow-up1-25arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's an internet video trend where CEO's of fast food restaurants eat their burgers.plus-squarewww.oregonlive.comQuilotoa@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Valnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that Benito Mussolini, enacted the Acerbo law, providing that the largest political party would automatically receive two-thirds of the seatsimagemessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down14
arrow-up1159arrow-down1imageTIL that Benito Mussolini, enacted the Acerbo law, providing that the largest political party would automatically receive two-thirds of the seatsValnao@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
shadysus@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoTIL of the Mahmudiyah rape and killings by five U.S. Army soldiers during the U.S. occupation of Iraq, involving the gang-rape and murder of 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her familyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down111
arrow-up1171arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Mahmudiyah rape and killings by five U.S. Army soldiers during the U.S. occupation of Iraq, involving the gang-rape and murder of 14-year-old Iraqi girl and her familyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgshadysus@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL Jeffrey Epstein may have held powerful influence over the nation's largest sex offender database via his ties to Leon Blackplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down19
arrow-up1274arrow-down1message-squareTIL Jeffrey Epstein may have held powerful influence over the nation's largest sex offender database via his ties to Leon Blackplus-squareBasic Glitch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink