cm0002@toast.ooo · 3 days agoTIL about Grigory Perelman, the maths genius who said no to $1mplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Grigory Perelman, the maths genius who said no to $1mplus-squarewww.theguardian.comcm0002@toast.ooo · 3 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
cm0002@literature.cafe · 14 days agoTIL about East Germany’s extremely durable drinking glassplus-squareceramics.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down12
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkTIL about East Germany’s extremely durable drinking glassplus-squareceramics.orgcm0002@literature.cafe · 14 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
I Cast Fist@programming.dev · 16 days ago[TIL] There's a console called Nex Playground, which is essentially kinect without microslop, but games are subscription onlyplus-squarewww.gamedeveloper.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down13
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-link[TIL] There's a console called Nex Playground, which is essentially kinect without microslop, but games are subscription onlyplus-squarewww.gamedeveloper.comI Cast Fist@programming.dev · 16 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca · 17 days agoTIL about a group of Israeli Yeshiva students in New York illegally tunnelled to adjacent lots to expand their synagogueplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down15
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkTIL about a group of Israeli Yeshiva students in New York illegally tunnelled to adjacent lots to expand their synagogueplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgRat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca · 17 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
TRAHR@quokk.auEnglish · edit-218 days agoTIL about V-Coding the systemic rape of trans women in US prisons to try to “calm” violent men.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down114
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkTIL about V-Coding the systemic rape of trans women in US prisons to try to “calm” violent men.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgTRAHR@quokk.auEnglish · edit-218 days agomessage-square102linkfedilink
Dev2030@lemmy.world · 18 days agoKingdom Rising — Build, Raid, Ruleplus-squarekingdomrising.sbsexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down125
arrow-up1-24arrow-down1external-linkKingdom Rising — Build, Raid, Ruleplus-squarekingdomrising.sbsDev2030@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
I Cast Fist@programming.dev · 19 days ago[TIL] Yoshio Kodama, yakuza and "political fixer" for the japanese ultra right wing after WW2, had his mansion targeted by a kamikaze in 1976plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-link[TIL] Yoshio Kodama, yakuza and "political fixer" for the japanese ultra right wing after WW2, had his mansion targeted by a kamikaze in 1976plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgI Cast Fist@programming.dev · 19 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
cm0002@suppo.fi · 23 days agoTIL about The Nobel Prize Winner Who Destroyed 40,000 Mindsplus-squarewww.missedhistory.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL about The Nobel Prize Winner Who Destroyed 40,000 Mindsplus-squarewww.missedhistory.comcm0002@suppo.fi · 23 days agomessage-square2linkfedilink
𝙈𝙞𝙖@quokk.auEnglish · edit-223 days agoTIL Newly famous Green Day were told to not have Pansy Division, a gay punk band open for them by venues and promoters. Green Day refused and the venues backed down and let them play.plus-squaremagnetmagazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1816arrow-down16
arrow-up1810arrow-down1external-linkTIL Newly famous Green Day were told to not have Pansy Division, a gay punk band open for them by venues and promoters. Green Day refused and the venues backed down and let them play.plus-squaremagnetmagazine.com𝙈𝙞𝙖@quokk.auEnglish · edit-223 days agomessage-square60linkfedilink
ooli3@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agoTIL Michael Jackson's iconic style, fashion, and choreography were heavily influenced by Bob Fosse's performance as the Snake in the 1974 musical film The Little Princesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square161linkfedilinkarrow-up1722arrow-down110
arrow-up1712arrow-down1imageTIL Michael Jackson's iconic style, fashion, and choreography were heavily influenced by Bob Fosse's performance as the Snake in the 1974 musical film The Little Princesopuli.xyzooli3@sopuli.xyz · 1 month agomessage-square161linkfedilink
cm0002@infosec.pub · 1 month agoTIL the US government sells genuine uncut currency sheets, and every note is legal tenderplus-squareinfosec.pubexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down12
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkTIL the US government sells genuine uncut currency sheets, and every note is legal tenderplus-squareinfosec.pubcm0002@infosec.pub · 1 month agomessage-square37linkfedilink
CobraCommander@quokk.auEnglish · 1 month agoTIL About the 1910 socialist-anarchist plot to assassinate the Japanese Emperor Meijiplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down12
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the 1910 socialist-anarchist plot to assassinate the Japanese Emperor Meijiplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgCobraCommander@quokk.auEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6linkfedilink
cm0002@toast.ooo · 1 month agoTIL about RavynOS - A FOSS OS that aims to be compatible with mac osplus-squareravynos.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkTIL about RavynOS - A FOSS OS that aims to be compatible with mac osplus-squareravynos.comcm0002@toast.ooo · 1 month agomessage-square9linkfedilink
solo@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agoTIL The brains of modern humans are around 13% smaller than those of Homo sapiens who lived 100,000 years agoplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down11
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squareTIL The brains of modern humans are around 13% smaller than those of Homo sapiens who lived 100,000 years agoplus-squaresolo@piefed.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square35linkfedilink
I Cast Fist@programming.dev · 2 months agoTIL - Bounty jumpers, people who, during the American Civil war, enlisted in the Union army, collected a bounty then leftplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down10
arrow-up132arrow-down1message-squareTIL - Bounty jumpers, people who, during the American Civil war, enlisted in the Union army, collected a bounty then leftplus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.dev · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agoTIL we now have a way to test without a doubt whether something was made by AI or notplus-squarewww.euronews.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down132
arrow-up1-31arrow-down1external-linkTIL we now have a way to test without a doubt whether something was made by AI or notplus-squarewww.euronews.comPatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 2 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
nore {she/her}@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about Gamergate (ant)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down12
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Gamergate (ant)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgnore {she/her}@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4linkfedilink
PatrickStar@sh.itjust.works · 2 months 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 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
cm0002@suppo.fi · 2 months 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-up156arrow-down12
arrow-up154arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
cm0002@toast.ooo · 2 months agoTIL the steepest roller coaster drop belongs to a TMNT themed coaster in a mall.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down12
arrow-up1117arrow-down1external-linkTIL the steepest roller coaster drop belongs to a TMNT themed coaster in a mall.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcm0002@toast.ooo · 2 months agomessage-square26linkfedilink