originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 3 months agotil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down13
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linktil - hexagons are the basis of the human visual system and the brain’s navigation systemplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilink
Blaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months ago[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is !til@lemmy.world?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down13
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-square[Meta] Any reason to have this community when there is !til@lemmy.world?plus-squareBlaze (he/him)@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square1fedilink
atro_city@fedia.io · 3 months agoTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down12
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Canadian shield is in fact not an item but a region in Canada that is mostly rockplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgatro_city@fedia.io · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 3 months agoTIL about the Guarana plant, which looks like a cluster of eyes when ripe. This is fitting because it's full of caffeine.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down14
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Guarana plant, which looks like a cluster of eyes when ripe. This is fitting because it's full of caffeine.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square30fedilink
stoy@lemmy.zip · 3 months agoTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down12
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1956 during the Olympic torch relay, a veterinary student staged a protest and made a fake flame by lighting a pair of underpants on fire in a can and handing it over to the next runnerweb.archive.orgstoy@lemmy.zip · 3 months agomessage-square5fedilink
ccunning@lemmy.world · 3 months ago[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down114
arrow-up1-5arrow-down1external-link[TIL] Soil did not exist before Cenozoic period (the period since the Dinosaur mass extinction event)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgccunning@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square10fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL there's a company in Indiana that makes custom vinyl records for bands that contain things like liquid and sand (and even weirder stuff) inside two sides of a transparent playable 33 1/3 disc.plus-squareromanusrecords.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down13
arrow-up176arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's a company in Indiana that makes custom vinyl records for bands that contain things like liquid and sand (and even weirder stuff) inside two sides of a transparent playable 33 1/3 disc.plus-squareromanusrecords.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square13fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL the S.S. Minnow had an eighth passenger.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down13
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageTIL the S.S. Minnow had an eighth passenger.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square9fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL people used to clean their clothes with gasoline as a form of 'dry cleaning.' And yes, lots of people died.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down13
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkTIL people used to clean their clothes with gasoline as a form of 'dry cleaning.' And yes, lots of people died.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square8fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO carved the world's largest ruby into the shape of a turd.greyartmuseum.nyu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down10
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO carved the world's largest ruby into the shape of a turd.greyartmuseum.nyu.eduFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square2fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL in 2023, Israel announced an amazing archaeological discovery, only to announce a few days later that it was created by a scholar showing students what it would have looked like if it existed.plus-squareapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down11
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2023, Israel announced an amazing archaeological discovery, only to announce a few days later that it was created by a scholar showing students what it would have looked like if it existed.plus-squareapnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoTIL about Crabbie, the world's largest (fake) horseshoe crab. It has a very weird history.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Crabbie, the world's largest (fake) horseshoe crab. It has a very weird history.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square2fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 5 months agoFor centuries, the only way to get purple dye in Europe was by harvesting tens of thousands of murex snails from the ocean. TIL the Mayans discovered this independentlyplus-squarewww.mayaincaaztec.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkFor centuries, the only way to get purple dye in Europe was by harvesting tens of thousands of murex snails from the ocean. TIL the Mayans discovered this independentlyplus-squarewww.mayaincaaztec.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 5 months agoTIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down18
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkTIL a genus of vine named boquila is the only type of plant that can mimic its host organism regardless of the species of host (one vine can mimic multiple hosts) and no one knows how it does itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square9fedilink
originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · edit-26 months agoTIL larry davids annual masturbation recordplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down115
arrow-up1-9arrow-down1message-squareTIL larry davids annual masturbation recordplus-squareoriginalucifer@moist.catsweat.com · edit-26 months agomessage-square3fedilink
callmepk@lemmy.world · 6 months agoTIL the company Identity Digital owned about 30% of all generally-available TLDsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL the company Identity Digital owned about 30% of all generally-available TLDsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgcallmepk@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 6 months agoTIL Not only did Marvel Comics do radio drama adaptations of early Fantastic Four comics in 1975, The Human Torch was played by a young Bill Murray!plus-squarearchive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down13
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkTIL Not only did Marvel Comics do radio drama adaptations of early Fantastic Four comics in 1975, The Human Torch was played by a young Bill Murray!plus-squarearchive.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink
MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish · 10 months agoBallistics evidence not reliable nor based on science, Maryland Supreme Court sayswww.wusa9.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkBallistics evidence not reliable nor based on science, Maryland Supreme Court sayswww.wusa9.comMonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.comEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square3fedilink
callmepk@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL that in The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) they also defined code for lack of food, lack of water, and destitutionplus-squareicd.who.intexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down12
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) they also defined code for lack of food, lack of water, and destitutionplus-squareicd.who.intcallmepk@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
DandomRude@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoTIL The famous 90s techno song "Kernkraft 400" is a cover of "Song No. 21" (Star Dust) from the Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones"plus-squarem.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down13
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkTIL The famous 90s techno song "Kernkraft 400" is a cover of "Song No. 21" (Star Dust) from the Commodore 64 game "Lazy Jones"plus-squarem.youtube.comDandomRude@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agomessage-square11fedilink
