Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 21 minutes agoTIL that the corpse of William the Conqueror was so bloated that it wouldn't fit into the tomb during his funeral, exploding when forced into place and spreading a disgusting odour throughout the ...plus-squarewww.historic-uk.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the corpse of William the Conqueror was so bloated that it wouldn't fit into the tomb during his funeral, exploding when forced into place and spreading a disgusting odour throughout the ...plus-squarewww.historic-uk.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 21 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 21 minutes agoTIL that there are breeds of domesticated pigeons that are specifically selected for their ability to tumble or roll in the airplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there are breeds of domesticated pigeons that are specifically selected for their ability to tumble or roll in the airplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 21 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 21 minutes agoTIL that “Who Goes There?”, the short story that was adapted into “The Thing”, was also adapted into a 1972 Spanish Horror Film named “Horror Express” starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that “Who Goes There?”, the short story that was adapted into “The Thing”, was also adapted into a 1972 Spanish Horror Film named “Horror Express” starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 21 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that the CIA overthrew Irans last elected President paving the way for the Iran that we know today.plus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the CIA overthrew Irans last elected President paving the way for the Iran that we know today.plus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that the Beatles played Dingwall, Scotland, in 1963 and only 19 people attendedplus-squarewww.beatlesbible.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Beatles played Dingwall, Scotland, in 1963 and only 19 people attendedplus-squarewww.beatlesbible.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agoTIL Beverly Hills was planned as an all-white community with legal agreements preventing non-whites from owning or renting property. These laws also prevented Jewish people from doing the same.plus-squarewaterandpower.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Beverly Hills was planned as an all-white community with legal agreements preventing non-whites from owning or renting property. These laws also prevented Jewish people from doing the same.plus-squarewaterandpower.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL that peak employment at Boeing was during the Vietnam War in 1968 where the aviation manufacturer employed 148,672 people, or roughly two-hundredths of a percent of the U.S. workforce.plus-squarewww.washington.eduexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that peak employment at Boeing was during the Vietnam War in 1968 where the aviation manufacturer employed 148,672 people, or roughly two-hundredths of a percent of the U.S. workforce.plus-squarewww.washington.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that before being ordained as a Catholic priest in 1969, Pope Francis worked as a bouncer, a janitor, and a technician in a food science laboratory.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that before being ordained as a Catholic priest in 1969, Pope Francis worked as a bouncer, a janitor, and a technician in a food science laboratory.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL that practicing gratitude daily can rewire your brain, boosting happiness and reducing stress by increasing dopamine and serotonin levels.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that practicing gratitude daily can rewire your brain, boosting happiness and reducing stress by increasing dopamine and serotonin levels.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL The hit song 'St Elmo's Fire' was written in just two hours. Although the song was part of the movie soundtrack, the lyrics were actually inspired by the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who was ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The hit song 'St Elmo's Fire' was written in just two hours. Although the song was part of the movie soundtrack, the lyrics were actually inspired by the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who was ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL: The Środa Treasure hoard was discovered in 1985 while building the foundation of a phone booth. The government seized 3000 coins. Years later, a bigger find was uncovered, however this time m...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Środa Treasure hoard was discovered in 1985 while building the foundation of a phone booth. The government seized 3000 coins. Years later, a bigger find was uncovered, however this time m...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL that, technically, bananas and pumpkins are berries, but raspberries and strawberries aren'tplus-squarewww.hellofresh.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, technically, bananas and pumpkins are berries, but raspberries and strawberries aren'tplus-squarewww.hellofresh.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL Saddam Hussein's son Uday murdered his bodyguard at a party in front of horrified guestsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Saddam Hussein's son Uday murdered his bodyguard at a party in front of horrified guestsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL that the birds we call Penguins today are not actually penguins at all but another species of bird that was named after them because of their looks and their are no true penguins alive today.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the birds we call Penguins today are not actually penguins at all but another species of bird that was named after them because of their looks and their are no true penguins alive today.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL that the English announcements on Japanese bullet trains are actually in a posh Australian accent (not British!)plus-squarewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the English announcements on Japanese bullet trains are actually in a posh Australian accent (not British!)plus-squarewww.abc.net.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL that Keanu Reeves has been secretly funding children's hospitals for years. He reportedly created a private foundation that aids children’s hospitals and cancer research without associating hi...plus-squarewww.snopes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Keanu Reeves has been secretly funding children's hospitals for years. He reportedly created a private foundation that aids children’s hospitals and cancer research without associating hi...plus-squarewww.snopes.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL that Ray Bradbury wrote "The Halloween Tree" (1972) as a result of being disappointed after watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" - due to what he believed was the television specia...plus-squaregeekd-out.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Ray Bradbury wrote "The Halloween Tree" (1972) as a result of being disappointed after watching "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" - due to what he believed was the television specia...plus-squaregeekd-out.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL I learned that in 2012 a man sued Mountain Dew for finding a mouse in a can. They defended themselves by arguing that if it was in the can for 15 months, the mouse would have dissolved. The ca...plus-squarewww.beveragedaily.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL I learned that in 2012 a man sued Mountain Dew for finding a mouse in a can. They defended themselves by arguing that if it was in the can for 15 months, the mouse would have dissolved. The ca...plus-squarewww.beveragedaily.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL that the voice actor for MGS's Solid Snake & Big Boss, David Hayter, also wrote [or co-wrote] the screenplays for the first two X-Men movies, 2009's Watchmen, the first Scorpion King movie...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the voice actor for MGS's Solid Snake & Big Boss, David Hayter, also wrote [or co-wrote] the screenplays for the first two X-Men movies, 2009's Watchmen, the first Scorpion King movie...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL there is a whale known as the 52-hertz whale (also known as 52 Blue) of an unidentified species that has never been sighted, but has been heard and known to exist since the late 1980s. There w...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a whale known as the 52-hertz whale (also known as 52 Blue) of an unidentified species that has never been sighted, but has been heard and known to exist since the late 1980s. There w...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
