nore {she/her}@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 23 minutes agoTIL about Gamergate (ant)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Gamergate (ant)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgnore {she/her}@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 23 minutes agomessage-square0linkfedilink
PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agoTIL authorities can goof up and turn even the most trivial unrigidly fleshed-out protocols into a nightmare of a time you'll never be compensated forplus-squarewww.msn.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down13
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkTIL authorities can goof up and turn even the most trivial unrigidly fleshed-out protocols into a nightmare of a time you'll never be compensated forplus-squarewww.msn.comPatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 2 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
cm0002@suppo.fi · 4 days agoTIL that the CIA helped fund the Abstract Expressionism movement in order to fuel propaganda and win the Cold war.plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down12
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the CIA helped fund the Abstract Expressionism movement in order to fuel propaganda and win the Cold war.plus-squarewww.bbc.comcm0002@suppo.fi · 4 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
cm0002@toast.ooo · 13 days agoTIL the steepest roller coaster drop belongs to a TMNT themed coaster in a mall.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down12
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkTIL the steepest roller coaster drop belongs to a TMNT themed coaster in a mall.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@toast.ooo · 13 days agomessage-square26linkfedilink
quill7513@anarchist.nexusEnglish · 13 days agoTIL one of the most famous musical instrument companies primarily runs on open source software out of pure spiteplus-squarewww.cnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down12
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-linkTIL one of the most famous musical instrument companies primarily runs on open source software out of pure spiteplus-squarewww.cnet.comquill7513@anarchist.nexusEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square31linkfedilink
m0darn@lemmy.ca · 13 days agoTIL Kondiaronk was maybe the most brilliant political operator in (pre-)Canadian historyplus-squarethecanadianencyclopedia.caexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkTIL Kondiaronk was maybe the most brilliant political operator in (pre-)Canadian historyplus-squarethecanadianencyclopedia.cam0darn@lemmy.ca · 13 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 18 days agoTIL the fediverse isn't safe from the EU after allplus-squareboingboing.netexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down12
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkTIL the fediverse isn't safe from the EU after allplus-squareboingboing.netPatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 18 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 28 days agoTIL critical review in Amnesty International is more optional than in other rights groupsplus-squarewww.standard.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL critical review in Amnesty International is more optional than in other rights groupsplus-squarewww.standard.co.ukPatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 28 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoTIL that Ali G did the commencement speech at Harvard in 2004 NSFWplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down15
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Ali G did the commencement speech at Harvard in 2004 NSFWplus-squareyoutu.bepelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoTIL - B&W was switched to color TV by a button in a lot of countries. Australia, I don't know what you were up to.plus-squarewww.memedroid.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down11
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL - B&W was switched to color TV by a button in a lot of countries. Australia, I don't know what you were up to.plus-squarewww.memedroid.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square8linkfedilink
I Cast Fist@programming.dev · 1 month ago[TIL] Meta (Facebook) wasn't happy with the Brazilian govt holding back Whatsapp Pay in favor of PIXplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
arrow-up127arrow-down1message-square[TIL] Meta (Facebook) wasn't happy with the Brazilian govt holding back Whatsapp Pay in favor of PIXplus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.dev · 1 month agomessage-square1linkfedilink
I Cast Fist@programming.dev · 1 month ago[TIL] Embyopteras, tiny insects, create super fine silk strands and are responsible for webbings I used to think was made by spidersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down10
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-link[TIL] Embyopteras, tiny insects, create super fine silk strands and are responsible for webbings I used to think was made by spidersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgI Cast Fist@programming.dev · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Taalnazi@lemmy.world · 3 months agoTIL Fred Trump, who was Donald Trump's father, wore a Hitler moustache.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down132
arrow-up1170arrow-down1imageTIL Fred Trump, who was Donald Trump's father, wore a Hitler moustache.plus-squarelemmy.worldTaalnazi@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square54linkfedilink
lumpenproletariat@quokk.auEnglish · 3 months agotil Nikolaus Riehl, a Nazi scientist recruited by the USSR, released from Soviet custody, and awarded the Stalin Prize among othersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linktil Nikolaus Riehl, a Nazi scientist recruited by the USSR, released from Soviet custody, and awarded the Stalin Prize among othersplus-squareen.wikipedia.orglumpenproletariat@quokk.auEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
cm0002@lemmings.world · 3 months agoTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerlemmy.worldimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerlemmy.worldcm0002@lemmings.world · 3 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that Phosphenes (the visual effect that you get when you rub your eyes) can also be triggered by magnetic brain stimulation, which has been experimentally used for brain-to-brain information transplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down12
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareTIL that Phosphenes (the visual effect that you get when you rub your eyes) can also be triggered by magnetic brain stimulation, which has been experimentally used for brain-to-brain information transplus-squareWildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
𝙈𝙞𝙖@quokk.auEnglish · 3 months agoTIL about Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408 where in 1960 an Australian pilot punched an armed hijacker and disarmed his bombplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down10
arrow-up171arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Trans Australia Airlines Flight 408 where in 1960 an Australian pilot punched an armed hijacker and disarmed his bombplus-squareen.wikipedia.org𝙈𝙞𝙖@quokk.auEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
cm0002@toast.ooo · 3 months agoTIL about CAPTCHA farms: AI pays humans pennies to prove they’re humanplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL about CAPTCHA farms: AI pays humans pennies to prove they’re humanplus-squarewww.youtube.comcm0002@toast.ooo · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@toast.ooo · 3 months agoThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@toast.ooo · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@lemy.lol · 3 months agoToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo (All the world is subject to Austria))plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo (All the world is subject to Austria))plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@lemy.lol · 3 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink