_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down12
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square1fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL about de la Chapelle syndrome where people with XX chromosomes are born with traditionally masculine organs & presentation. Usually those with the trait are unaware they have XX chromosomes at allplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down13
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkTIL about de la Chapelle syndrome where people with XX chromosomes are born with traditionally masculine organs & presentation. Usually those with the trait are unaware they have XX chromosomes at allplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square48fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoTIL: How Opioid sales quadrupled between 1999 and 2010, with 91 Americans dying daily from opioid overdosesplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down12
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How Opioid sales quadrupled between 1999 and 2010, with 91 Americans dying daily from opioid overdosesplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square11fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL: How the IMF Debt Trapped Kenya Causing Nationwide Protestsplus-squareyoutu.bevideomessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down13
arrow-up128arrow-down1videoTIL: How the IMF Debt Trapped Kenya Causing Nationwide Protestsplus-squareyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL: Louisiana has 5 times more Prisoners than Saudi Arabiaplus-squareyoutu.bevideomessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down17
arrow-up1176arrow-down1videoTIL: Louisiana has 5 times more Prisoners than Saudi Arabiaplus-squareyoutu.betheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square7fedilink
roguetrick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL sailing ships commonly moved around without wind by warpingplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1422arrow-down11
arrow-up1421arrow-down1external-linkTIL sailing ships commonly moved around without wind by warpingplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgroguetrick@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square43fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1489arrow-down114
arrow-up1475arrow-down1external-linkTIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square158fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL: How Private Prisons Sued The State of Arizona for Not Having Enough Prisonersplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down15
arrow-up1308arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How Private Prisons Sued The State of Arizona for Not Having Enough Prisonersplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square35fedilink
lakeeffect@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL: The Chicken soup for the soul publisher owns redboxplus-squarewww.foxbusiness.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down111
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The Chicken soup for the soul publisher owns redboxplus-squarewww.foxbusiness.comlakeeffect@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square10fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first electedplus-squarewww.thestreet.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1400arrow-down15
arrow-up1395arrow-down1external-linkTIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first electedplus-squarewww.thestreet.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square20fedilink
paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL about Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic worldview of accepting the simple, imperfect, and transient things in the world. Similar to kintsugi (repairing broken pottery with golden paste), it's abouplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down119
arrow-up1281arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic worldview of accepting the simple, imperfect, and transient things in the world. Similar to kintsugi (repairing broken pottery with golden paste), it's abouplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpaddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square44fedilink
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 9 days agoToday I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgBluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Carighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoTIL that in Melbourne, a 1 : 1 000 000 000 scale model of the solar system includes a mini-Proxima-Centauri that is one-time-around-the-entire-world away at this scale.plus-squarestkildamelbourne.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down11
arrow-up1118arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in Melbourne, a 1 : 1 000 000 000 scale model of the solar system includes a mini-Proxima-Centauri that is one-time-around-the-entire-world away at this scale.plus-squarestkildamelbourne.com.auCarighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square2fedilink
u/unhappy_grapefruit_2@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agoTIL That reddits "most addicted city" is eglin air force base FLplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down113
arrow-up1128arrow-down1imageTIL That reddits "most addicted city" is eglin air force base FLplus-squarelemmy.worldu/unhappy_grapefruit_2@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square29fedilink
Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star Systemplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star Systemplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgCryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square16fedilink
Chozo@fedia.io · 13 days agoTIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down132
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgChozo@fedia.io · 13 days agomessage-square139fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL: How Henry Ford’s Strange Social Program Aimed to Control The Personal Lives Of Workersplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down12
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How Henry Ford’s Strange Social Program Aimed to Control The Personal Lives Of Workersplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square8fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL that there is a global, time traveling radio (sort of)plus-squareradiooooo.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down13
arrow-up1159arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a global, time traveling radio (sort of)plus-squareradiooooo.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square4fedilink
pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-214 days agoTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a mythplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down11
arrow-up178arrow-down1message-squareTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a mythplus-squarepruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-214 days agomessage-square9fedilink
NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 16 days agoTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down117
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"plus-squareNataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square10fedilink