Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL School shootings in America date all the way back to the 1700splus-squarewww.k12academics.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL School shootings in America date all the way back to the 1700splus-squarewww.k12academics.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Chris Cocker who is now Cara Cunningham went into pronography after her viral leave britney alone video.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Chris Cocker who is now Cara Cunningham went into pronography after her viral leave britney alone video.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,plus-squarewww.americanhistorycentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL In the 1800s, individuals secured government jobs through connections to presidents, not by merit. This practice ended after a disgruntled job-seeker assassinated President James A. Garfield,plus-squarewww.americanhistorycentral.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that despite homosexual activity being punishable by death in the country, Iran allows gender reassignment surgery, and performs more of them than any country except Thailand.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that despite homosexual activity being punishable by death in the country, Iran allows gender reassignment surgery, and performs more of them than any country except Thailand.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square10linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: Edison shocked elephants with AC to disprove Tesla, trying to prove that DC is saferplus-squarescience.howstuffworks.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Edison shocked elephants with AC to disprove Tesla, trying to prove that DC is saferplus-squarescience.howstuffworks.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that due to a disfunction of the ABCCII gene the majority of Asians have significantly less body odor than other populationsplus-squarewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that due to a disfunction of the ABCCII gene the majority of Asians have significantly less body odor than other populationsplus-squarewww.nbcnews.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Chris Rock has a Non Verbal Learning Disorderplus-squarewww.health.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Chris Rock has a Non Verbal Learning Disorderplus-squarewww.health.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIL marshmallows are a 4000 year old food beginning in ancient Egypt AND originally they were made from the sap of a mallow plant…that grows in marshes…plus-squarecandyusa.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkIL marshmallows are a 4000 year old food beginning in ancient Egypt AND originally they were made from the sap of a mallow plant…that grows in marshes…plus-squarecandyusa.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Dodi Fayed, Princess Diana’s partner, who also tragically died in the car crash with her, was the cousin of assassinated Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Dodi Fayed, Princess Diana’s partner, who also tragically died in the car crash with her, was the cousin of assassinated Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPsychologists usually attribute belief in conspiracy theories to a number of psychopathological conditions such as paranoia, schizotypy, narcissism, and insecure attachment,plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkPsychologists usually attribute belief in conspiracy theories to a number of psychopathological conditions such as paranoia, schizotypy, narcissism, and insecure attachment,plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL When a person receives a kidney transplant they don’t take out the old kidneys, they just shove em to the side and leave em in there.plus-squarewww.kidney.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL When a person receives a kidney transplant they don’t take out the old kidneys, they just shove em to the side and leave em in there.plus-squarewww.kidney.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Queen ants can have lifespan of 20-30 years, and some worker ants can live several years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Queen ants can have lifespan of 20-30 years, and some worker ants can live several years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Will Smith turned down Django because “Violence begets violence”plus-squarewww.hollywoodreporter.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Will Smith turned down Django because “Violence begets violence”plus-squarewww.hollywoodreporter.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: Queen frontman Freddie Mercury left his London estate to his ex-girlfriend, who put it up for sale at $38 millionplus-squarewww.elledecor.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Queen frontman Freddie Mercury left his London estate to his ex-girlfriend, who put it up for sale at $38 millionplus-squarewww.elledecor.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Washing your hands with plain soap is probably better than using antibacterial soap in the long runplus-squarewww.fda.govexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Washing your hands with plain soap is probably better than using antibacterial soap in the long runplus-squarewww.fda.govDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroomplus-squarepeople.howstuffworks.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroomplus-squarepeople.howstuffworks.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that a high school in Pennsylvania issued an Apple MacBook to each of its 2,306 students, then remotely activated the webcams to spy on the students at home.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a high school in Pennsylvania issued an Apple MacBook to each of its 2,306 students, then remotely activated the webcams to spy on the students at home.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL the term "Spaghetti Western" refers to Western films made in Europe. It's called such because most of these films were directed by Italians.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the term "Spaghetti Western" refers to Western films made in Europe. It's called such because most of these films were directed by Italians.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL about Willie Jones, who survived the highest human fever at 46.5 °C or 115.7 °F.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Willie Jones, who survived the highest human fever at 46.5 °C or 115.7 °F.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that asthma is the most common chronic illness among Olympians.plus-squareallergyasthmanetwork.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that asthma is the most common chronic illness among Olympians.plus-squareallergyasthmanetwork.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square10linkfedilink