contentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 hours agoTIL The geometric foundational work for Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1915 was laid by Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann some 60 years earlierplus-squarewww.aps.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTIL The geometric foundational work for Einstein's general theory of relativity in 1915 was laid by Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann some 60 years earlierplus-squarewww.aps.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 18 hours agoTIL about Hastings Banda, the oldest president who was still ruling Malawi at 96 years old. Under his rule, women could not wear trousers and men with beards were seized and forced to have a haircut.plus-squarewww.newworldencyclopedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Hastings Banda, the oldest president who was still ruling Malawi at 96 years old. Under his rule, women could not wear trousers and men with beards were seized and forced to have a haircut.plus-squarewww.newworldencyclopedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 18 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL conservatives are healthier than liberals because they have a greater sense of personal responsibilityplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down173
arrow-up1-62arrow-down1external-linkTIL conservatives are healthier than liberals because they have a greater sense of personal responsibilityplus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square17fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agoTIL that the tea company Twinings was founded in 1706 as a coffee shop that sold tea to stand out from the competition, and its flagship location still occupies the same premises todayplus-squaretwinings.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the tea company Twinings was founded in 1706 as a coffee shop that sold tea to stand out from the competition, and its flagship location still occupies the same premises todayplus-squaretwinings.co.ukcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL that Japan was the invitee in Copa America in 1999 and 2019.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down15
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Japan was the invitee in Copa America in 1999 and 2019.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL The US Army has 50 commissioned shipsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down11
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkTIL The US Army has 50 commissioned shipsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL Bill Gates was already the world's richest man even before Windows 95 was launchedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down13
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkTIL Bill Gates was already the world's richest man even before Windows 95 was launchedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square7fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL Facebook is cited as a factor in 20% of US divorcesplus-squarewww.essence.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down17
arrow-up1122arrow-down1external-linkTIL Facebook is cited as a factor in 20% of US divorcesplus-squarewww.essence.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square9fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agoTIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down12
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agomessage-square4fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL birds don't peeplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL birds don't peeplus-squarewww.sciencefocus.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square9fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL that the original LOVE sculpture is housed in a museum in Indiana and was created Robert Indiana who born in Indianaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down12
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the original LOVE sculpture is housed in a museum in Indiana and was created Robert Indiana who born in Indianaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agoTIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germanyplus-squarephilip.greenspun.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germanyplus-squarephilip.greenspun.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL that there are ATMs where you can get out gold!plus-squarewww.silicon.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down17
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there are ATMs where you can get out gold!plus-squarewww.silicon.co.ukcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL that a company named BimboBakeriesUSA owns a lot of the major bread brands.plus-squarewww.bimbobakeriesusa.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down13
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a company named BimboBakeriesUSA owns a lot of the major bread brands.plus-squarewww.bimbobakeriesusa.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agoTIL Otters are not just cute little fluffy swimmers, but skilled predators who can occasionally take down even a caiman.plus-squareyoutu.bevideomessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down10
arrow-up1121arrow-down1videoTIL Otters are not just cute little fluffy swimmers, but skilled predators who can occasionally take down even a caiman.plus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agomessage-square11fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agoTIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down13
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkTIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.plus-squarewww.cnn.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agomessage-square3fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agoTIL Japan has a lower median wage than Polandplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkTIL Japan has a lower median wage than Polandplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agomessage-square6fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 10 days agoTIL about Chai tea, naan bread, and double namesplus-squareblog.duolingo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down13
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Chai tea, naan bread, and double namesplus-squareblog.duolingo.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 11 days agoTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down10
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 11 days agomessage-square3fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 12 days agoTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down11
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 12 days agomessage-square1fedilink