scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 days agoTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1979 Park Chung Hee, the third president of South Korea, was assassinated during a dinner, the gun jammed at the 3rd shot.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 3 days agoFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down14
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareFascism was founded by an illegal immigrantplus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 3 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Dessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-213 days agoTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down19
arrow-up1180arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1975, the US overthrew the democratically elected leader of Australia for his opposition to the war on Vietnam.plus-squarewww.greenleft.org.auDessalines@lemmy.ml · edit-213 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 14 days agoToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down12
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned: Epstein Island had an area of 28 haplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
crozilla@lemmy.world · 14 days agoTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down13
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkTIL the United States has 94 nuclear power plants.plus-squarewww.eia.govcrozilla@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL zombo.com still exists, and no longer requires flashplus-squarezombo.comArthur Besse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
medem@lemmy.wtf · 2 months agoTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTiL that only seven countries make up more than half of the world's human populationplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgmedem@lemmy.wtf · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageTIL that Chile, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Greenland, and the Phillipines are the only countries that you can tunnel through to hit another land mass. All others lead to water.lemmy.mltetris11@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the "KNIGHTS" scene from Shrek 2, the scene parodying the 'COPS' TV show, was based off of the car chase with OJ Simpson in 1994, where he fled the scene in a white Ford Bronco.plus-squareHotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
psychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that India used 5 year plans for most of it's post-colonial history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpsychoplantkiller [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
paranoid@lemmy.world · 5 months agoToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that Barilla created Spotify playlists that are the length of time needed to cook pasta to al denteplus-squareopen.spotify.comparanoid@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Kathrin@trouth.eu · 5 months agoToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageToday I learned about the "village homosexual" in Tahitian culture who is always available when there are no women.plus-squarelemmy.mlKathrin@trouth.eu · 5 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Flax@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Chinese province controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Taiwan isn't the only Chinese province controlled by the Republic of Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlax@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
scratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-26 months agoThe worlds largest Super-bulldozer was never usedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe worlds largest Super-bulldozer was never usedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgscratsearcher 🔍🔮📊🎲@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Chris@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agoTIL there are "libraries" in London where you can borrow gadgetsplus-squaresecretldn.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are "libraries" in London where you can borrow gadgetsplus-squaresecretldn.comChris@feddit.ukEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
nothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 6 months agoTIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggaeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL ska originated in the 1950s and is the precursor to reggaeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgnothingcorporate@lemmy.today · 6 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Kathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agoToday I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the Archbishop of York had a piece of Louis XIV's mummified heart in a locket. In 1848 he showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it.plus-squareKathrin@trouth.eu · 6 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoTIL of the Donner Party who were a group of pioneers including women and children who had to resort to cannibalism after an early snowfall cut off their destination, just one mountain pass over.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Donner Party who were a group of pioneers including women and children who had to resort to cannibalism after an early snowfall cut off their destination, just one mountain pass over.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtetris11@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Jackcooper@lemmy.world · 6 months agoTIL the tallest statue in Australia is a 15 M high sheep known as big merino lemmy.worldimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageTIL the tallest statue in Australia is a 15 M high sheep known as big merino lemmy.worldJackcooper@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agoTIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.plus-squarewww.royal.ukexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.plus-squarewww.royal.ukColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
