Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL two separate Mongol invasions of Japan were ended by typhoons that saved Japan from almost certain defeat.plus-squarewww.worldhistory.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL two separate Mongol invasions of Japan were ended by typhoons that saved Japan from almost certain defeat.plus-squarewww.worldhistory.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that despite Dr Phil being filmed in California, Phil McGraw has never held a license to practice psychology in the state. The California Board of Psychology determined that he does not need a...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that despite Dr Phil being filmed in California, Phil McGraw has never held a license to practice psychology in the state. The California Board of Psychology determined that he does not need a...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that Louis XVI literally did not know how to have sex. When he tried with Marie would ‘’ introduces the member," but then "stays there without moving for about two minutes," withdraws without ...plus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Louis XVI literally did not know how to have sex. When he tried with Marie would ‘’ introduces the member," but then "stays there without moving for about two minutes," withdraws without ...plus-squarewikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL chainsaws were invented for childbirth.plus-squarewww.pharmacytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL chainsaws were invented for childbirth.plus-squarewww.pharmacytimes.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agoTIL that Pen Ran, a noted Cambodian pop singer who was popular in the 1960s and early 70s, disappeared and is presumed to have been a victim of the Khmer Rouge.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Pen Ran, a noted Cambodian pop singer who was popular in the 1960s and early 70s, disappeared and is presumed to have been a victim of the Khmer Rouge.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL that a curb in Hayward, CA, sat on the Hayward Fault and slowly split apart by 4mm per year. Geologists used it to track tectonic movement for decades—until the city unknowingly destroyed it i...plus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a curb in Hayward, CA, sat on the Hayward Fault and slowly split apart by 4mm per year. Geologists used it to track tectonic movement for decades—until the city unknowingly destroyed it i...plus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL that it can take as little as 3.5% of a population participating in peaceful protest to make policy changes.plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that it can take as little as 3.5% of a population participating in peaceful protest to make policy changes.plus-squarewww.bbc.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agoTIL Despite their proximity to the Appalachian Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains are much younger, being uplifted only 10 million years ago, compared to 1.2 billion for the Appalachiansplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Despite their proximity to the Appalachian Mountains, the Adirondack Mountains are much younger, being uplifted only 10 million years ago, compared to 1.2 billion for the Appalachiansplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 hours agoTIL that an actress pretended to be Polish her entire life. Olga Petrova spoke with a Polish accent, even in her private life, and said that she was born in Warsaw. She was really Muriel Harding, ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that an actress pretended to be Polish her entire life. Olga Petrova spoke with a Polish accent, even in her private life, and said that she was born in Warsaw. She was really Muriel Harding, ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 hours agoTIL that pornography shut down a TV network in Scotland. When Grampian Television staff in northern Scotland were found watching Deep Throat in the studio, the manager was fired. His union calle...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that pornography shut down a TV network in Scotland. When Grampian Television staff in northern Scotland were found watching Deep Throat in the studio, the manager was fired. His union calle...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 22 hours agoTIL oranges and human vaginas are about the same acidity. Oranges are typically between 3.7 and 4.3 PH and the human vagina typically varies between 3.8 and 4.2 PHplus-squarewww.justchartit.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL oranges and human vaginas are about the same acidity. Oranges are typically between 3.7 and 4.3 PH and the human vagina typically varies between 3.8 and 4.2 PHplus-squarewww.justchartit.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 22 hours agoTIL: In the "Battle of the 300 Champions" between Sparta and Argos in 546 BC. Rather than wasting the lives of their armies, both agreed to use 300 men and sent the rest home. 2 Argives and 1 Spar...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In the "Battle of the 300 Champions" between Sparta and Argos in 546 BC. Rather than wasting the lives of their armies, both agreed to use 300 men and sent the rest home. 2 Argives and 1 Spar...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus was the creator of Garbage Pail Kidsplus-squarewww.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus was the creator of Garbage Pail Kidsplus-squarewww.slate.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTiL that the ice cream flavor Butter Pecan gained popularity during the Jim Crow era as an alternative to Vanilla, a flavor that African Americans were often forbidden by white Southerners from ea...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTiL that the ice cream flavor Butter Pecan gained popularity during the Jim Crow era as an alternative to Vanilla, a flavor that African Americans were often forbidden by white Southerners from ea...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that James Otis Jr. was a key figure in the early American Patriot movement, he influenced both John and Samuel Adams and is credited with the phrase, “Taxation without representation is tyran...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that James Otis Jr. was a key figure in the early American Patriot movement, he influenced both John and Samuel Adams and is credited with the phrase, “Taxation without representation is tyran...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that since the 1920s, excessive pumping of groundwater at thousands of wells in California's San Joaquin Valley has caused land in sections of the valley to sink by as much as 28 feet (8.5 met...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that since the 1920s, excessive pumping of groundwater at thousands of wells in California's San Joaquin Valley has caused land in sections of the valley to sink by as much as 28 feet (8.5 met...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL since June 21st, 1949 the role of Treasurer of the United States has been held by a woman. The treasurer's signature features on all dollar bills during their tenure.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL since June 21st, 1949 the role of Treasurer of the United States has been held by a woman. The treasurer's signature features on all dollar bills during their tenure.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL Van Gogh's life was extremely tragic due to his abusive parents, his worsening mental illnesses, and his eccentric behavior, which made him hated by many.plus-squarepaintvine.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Van Gogh's life was extremely tragic due to his abusive parents, his worsening mental illnesses, and his eccentric behavior, which made him hated by many.plus-squarepaintvine.co.nzLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that the Oneida flatware company started as a polygamist cultplus-squarewww.wbur.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Oneida flatware company started as a polygamist cultplus-squarewww.wbur.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that during the Cold War, the U.S. developed the Davy Crockett, a recoilless rifle that fired one of the smallest nuclear warheads ever made.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that during the Cold War, the U.S. developed the Davy Crockett, a recoilless rifle that fired one of the smallest nuclear warheads ever made.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
