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gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that Orcas sometimes eat mooseplus-squarewww.americanoceans.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down11
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Orcas sometimes eat mooseplus-squarewww.americanoceans.orggedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL that in 2017, the European Southern Observatory in Chile was able to get an image of the red supergiant star Antares that was detailed enough to show its surface and atmosphere!plus-squarewww.eso.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down12
arrow-up1159arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2017, the European Southern Observatory in Chile was able to get an image of the red supergiant star Antares that was detailed enough to show its surface and atmosphere!plus-squarewww.eso.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square2fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Nintendo coats all of their Switch cartridges with extremely bitter denatonium benzoate to deter children from putting them in their mouths and swallowing them.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1467arrow-down111
arrow-up1456arrow-down1external-linkTIL Nintendo coats all of their Switch cartridges with extremely bitter denatonium benzoate to deter children from putting them in their mouths and swallowing them.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square81fedilink
Bubippbasbir@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL: Almost all US states could be swing states if non-voters votedplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1423arrow-down17
arrow-up1416arrow-down1imageTIL: Almost all US states could be swing states if non-voters votedplus-squarelemmy.worldBubippbasbir@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square35fedilink
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that "28 U.S. Code § 1498 - Patent and copyright cases" allows the US government to ignore patents and copyrights without permission or license.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down12
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkTIL that "28 U.S. Code § 1498 - Patent and copyright cases" allows the US government to ignore patents and copyrights without permission or license.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square14fedilink
mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL who I should actually contact if I witness anyone intimidating or harassing at polling places.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1291arrow-down116
arrow-up1275arrow-down1message-squareTIL who I should actually contact if I witness anyone intimidating or harassing at polling places.plus-squaremox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square22fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL British actor David McCallum recorded four albums for Capitol Records in the 1960s. Three of the albums were entirely instrumental. One of the instrumental tracks was sampled by Dr. Dre.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down15
arrow-up1254arrow-down1external-linkTIL British actor David McCallum recorded four albums for Capitol Records in the 1960s. Three of the albums were entirely instrumental. One of the instrumental tracks was sampled by Dr. Dre.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square24fedilink
ooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL of intense rainfall that lasted between one and two million years.plus-squarewww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down16
arrow-up1195arrow-down1external-linkTIL of intense rainfall that lasted between one and two million years.plus-squarewww.earth.comooli@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square22fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL several people have made quite impressive tiny art museums for their small pets to enjoy.plus-squarehyperallergic.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down16
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL several people have made quite impressive tiny art museums for their small pets to enjoy.plus-squarehyperallergic.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Raffi's first and third albums were not intended for childrenplus-squareraffi.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down11
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL Raffi's first and third albums were not intended for childrenplus-squareraffi.fandom.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Einar@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 days agoTIL that by opening plastic items, between 14,000 and 75,000 microplastic particles are releasedplus-squarewww.newscientist.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down131
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkTIL that by opening plastic items, between 14,000 and 75,000 microplastic particles are releasedplus-squarewww.newscientist.comEinar@lemm.eeEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square41fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL about Greg Hildebrandt, who sadly passed away yesterday. He, and his brother Tim, were responsible for an image that takes so many of us instantly back to our childhoods.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down17
arrow-up1502arrow-down1imageTIL about Greg Hildebrandt, who sadly passed away yesterday. He, and his brother Tim, were responsible for an image that takes so many of us instantly back to our childhoods.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square17fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL about the Oxenham Arms hotel and pub. Originally a monastery in the 1100s and an inn starting in the 1400s, it was built around a neolithic standing stone.plus-squarewww.theoxenhamarms.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down10
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Oxenham Arms hotel and pub. Originally a monastery in the 1100s and an inn starting in the 1400s, it was built around a neolithic standing stone.plus-squarewww.theoxenhamarms.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL that recipes are not protected by copyright law in the USA (and likely Canada)plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down12
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareTIL that recipes are not protected by copyright law in the USA (and likely Canada)plus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square37fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL there was a movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies made in the Philippines in the 1970s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down10
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies made in the Philippines in the 1970s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 days agoTIL "This is Spinal Tap" has a 7.9/11 rating on IMDBplus-squarem.imdb.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down114
arrow-up1336arrow-down1external-linkTIL "This is Spinal Tap" has a 7.9/11 rating on IMDBplus-squarem.imdb.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square36fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.plus-squarecazenoviapubliclibrary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.plus-squarecazenoviapubliclibrary.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square0fedilink
mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-210 days agoTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down11
arrow-up1307arrow-down1external-linkTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-210 days agomessage-square13fedilink