_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up145
arrow-up145message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square9fedilink
Sundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 2 days agoTIL about the Chatham House Ruleplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up134
arrow-up134message-squareTIL about the Chatham House Ruleplus-squareSundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square2fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL "This machine kills fascists" is a message that American musician Woody Guthrie placed on his guitar in the mid-1940s, starting in 1943.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1467
arrow-up1467external-linkTIL "This machine kills fascists" is a message that American musician Woody Guthrie placed on his guitar in the mid-1940s, starting in 1943.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square45fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agoBretton Woods System & Petrodollarplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up172
arrow-up172message-squareBretton Woods System & Petrodollarplus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square26fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL about Walter Potter and his disturbingly whimsical Victorian-era taxidermyplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up179
arrow-up179external-linkTIL about Walter Potter and his disturbingly whimsical Victorian-era taxidermyplus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL Scottish band White Trash (aka Trash) released a recording of Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight a week before the Beatles' Abbey Road, the only time a Beatles cover came out before the original.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up149
arrow-up149external-linkTIL Scottish band White Trash (aka Trash) released a recording of Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight a week before the Beatles' Abbey Road, the only time a Beatles cover came out before the original.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agoTIL Those US Polo Assn shirts are made by the actual governing body of the sport of Polo in the USA.plus-squareuspoloassnglobal.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up148
arrow-up148external-linkTIL Those US Polo Assn shirts are made by the actual governing body of the sport of Polo in the USA.plus-squareuspoloassnglobal.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 days agomessage-square8fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL Hooch really is crazy! (A TIL for Scrubs fans.)plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1109
arrow-up1109imageTIL Hooch really is crazy! (A TIL for Scrubs fans.)plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square7fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL SimCity creator Will Wright was in part inspired by the Stanislaw Lem book, The Cyberiad. It's one of my favorite books!plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up155
arrow-up155message-squareTIL SimCity creator Will Wright was in part inspired by the Stanislaw Lem book, The Cyberiad. It's one of my favorite books!plus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 17 days agoTIL About Perpetual Stewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1372
arrow-up1372external-linkTIL About Perpetual Stewplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAdmiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square104fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTIL about Bouvet Island, the most remote island in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1129
arrow-up1129external-linkTIL about Bouvet Island, the most remote island in the world.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square5fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL about all the extremely funny noises the rock hyrax makes.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166external-linkTIL about all the extremely funny noises the rock hyrax makes.plus-squarewww.youtube.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square3fedilink
WeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-219 days agoTIL in 1933 the Wall Street Journal had a headline which read "Berlin Views Hitler Calmly: Rise in stocks reflects confidence he will not disrupt nation's affairs"plus-squarewww.snopes.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up11.16K
arrow-up11.16Kexternal-linkTIL in 1933 the Wall Street Journal had a headline which read "Berlin Views Hitler Calmly: Rise in stocks reflects confidence he will not disrupt nation's affairs"plus-squarewww.snopes.comWeUnite@lemm.eeEnglish · edit-219 days agomessage-square55fedilink
200ok@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL about the "ice pick headache" where it feels like you're being repeatedly stabbed with an ice pickplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166external-linkTIL about the "ice pick headache" where it feels like you're being repeatedly stabbed with an ice pickplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.org200ok@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square13fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL when applying for a British passport online, your identity has to be confirmed by someone who is not a relative, knows you for two years, and has to be from a specific (weird) list of professions.plus-squarewww.passport.service.gov.ukexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1276
arrow-up1276external-linkTIL when applying for a British passport online, your identity has to be confirmed by someone who is not a relative, knows you for two years, and has to be from a specific (weird) list of professions.plus-squarewww.passport.service.gov.ukFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square66fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTIL about pottery made by the Mimbres people, part of the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture in the U.S. Southwest. Their pottery can only be described as being made by people with a sense of humor.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1133
arrow-up1133imageTIL about pottery made by the Mimbres people, part of the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture in the U.S. Southwest. Their pottery can only be described as being made by people with a sense of humor.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square6fedilink
kamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 days agoThere's a flying squid?plus-squarewww.discoverwildlife.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1147
arrow-up1147external-linkThere's a flying squid?plus-squarewww.discoverwildlife.comkamenLady.@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 days agomessage-square28fedilink
Sundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 22 days agoTIL that the Internet Archive has almost every issue of Galaxy Magazine available to read for free onlineplus-squarearchive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1139
arrow-up1139external-linkTIL that the Internet Archive has almost every issue of Galaxy Magazine available to read for free onlineplus-squarearchive.orgSundray@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square8fedilink
zlatiah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoTIL of Darwin's Ark, a community research nonprofit aimed to better understand household pets (and they are actively seeking ppl to help with cat research!)plus-squaredarwinsark.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up134
arrow-up134external-linkTIL of Darwin's Ark, a community research nonprofit aimed to better understand household pets (and they are actively seeking ppl to help with cat research!)plus-squaredarwinsark.orgzlatiah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-223 days agoTIL that Bill Murray repeated the same day 12,395 times in Groundhog Dayplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1134
arrow-up1134message-squareTIL that Bill Murray repeated the same day 12,395 times in Groundhog Dayplus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-223 days agomessage-square19fedilink