_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down12
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square5fedilink
paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours 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-square38fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down114
arrow-up1238arrow-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 · 18 hours agomessage-square38fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first electedplus-squarewww.thestreet.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down14
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkTIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first electedplus-squarewww.thestreet.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square19fedilink
bpalmerau@aussie.zoneEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL from the school of OMG why didn’t I think of thatplus-squareaussie.zoneimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down122
arrow-up1-17arrow-down1imageTIL from the school of OMG why didn’t I think of thatplus-squareaussie.zonebpalmerau@aussie.zoneEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square2fedilink
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 day agoToday I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgBluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
unhappy_grapefruit 2@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL That reddits "most addicted city" is eglin air force base FLplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down113
arrow-up1125arrow-down1imageTIL That reddits "most addicted city" is eglin air force base FLplus-squarelemmy.worldunhappy_grapefruit 2@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square29fedilink
Chozo@fedia.io · 5 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-square140fedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down131
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 · 5 days agomessage-square140fedilink
Carighan Maconar@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-up1114arrow-down11
arrow-up1113arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square2fedilink
Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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 · 5 days agomessage-square16fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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 · 5 days agomessage-square4fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL: How Henry Ford’s Strange Social Program Aimed to Control The Personal Lives Of Workersplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down11
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How Henry Ford’s Strange Social Program Aimed to Control The Personal Lives Of Workersplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square8fedilink
pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a mythplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
arrow-up179arrow-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-26 days agomessage-square9fedilink
NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 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-up187arrow-down117
arrow-up170arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square10fedilink
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down157
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square40fedilink
mine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 days agoTIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members."plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down16
arrow-up1378arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members."plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square30fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoTIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animalsplus-squarewww.peepultree.worldexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1473arrow-down18
arrow-up1465arrow-down1external-linkTIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animalsplus-squarewww.peepultree.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square41fedilink
Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-212 days agoTIL norway has a homocide map with exact locations of murders.plus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1569arrow-down110
arrow-up1559arrow-down1imageTIL norway has a homocide map with exact locations of murders.plus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneSparky@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square117fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL the very first animated feature film was "Creation" by Pinto Colvig, made in 1916. It has been lost and only a few frames remain, but Colvig went on to be the voice of Goofy and the original Bozo.plus-squareblueprintdigital.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down11
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkTIL the very first animated feature film was "Creation" by Pinto Colvig, made in 1916. It has been lost and only a few frames remain, but Colvig went on to be the voice of Goofy and the original Bozo.plus-squareblueprintdigital.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 19 days agoTIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in natureplus-squarestarwars.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down134
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in natureplus-squarestarwars.fandom.comCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square25fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerityplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down113
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerityplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square6fedilink