paddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about Eugene Debs, a 1920 Socialist candidate who ran for President while jailed in Federal prison for sedition, receiving 3.4% of the vote at the time. He promised to pardon himself if elected.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Eugene Debs, a 1920 Socialist candidate who ran for President while jailed in Federal prison for sedition, receiving 3.4% of the vote at the time. He promised to pardon himself if elected.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpaddirn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL the military cannot enlist a recruit with an IQ measured lower than 80 and is required to keep enlisted individuals with an IQ of 81-92 to less than 20% of the armed forces in active duty.plus-squarewww.law.cornell.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the military cannot enlist a recruit with an IQ measured lower than 80 and is required to keep enlisted individuals with an IQ of 81-92 to less than 20% of the armed forces in active duty.plus-squarewww.law.cornell.eduGiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Aatube@kbin.social · edit-21 year agoTIL during the early days of the internet, companies tried to prohibit linking to some of their sites. The linked site linked to all of them during half of 2002plus-squareweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL during the early days of the internet, companies tried to prohibit linking to some of their sites. The linked site linked to all of them during half of 2002plus-squareweb.archive.orgAatube@kbin.social · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
ApollosArrow@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL: The most living generations at once was 7, back in 1989. They each had their child between 15 to 20yrs of ageplus-squarewww.guinnessworldrecords.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The most living generations at once was 7, back in 1989. They each had their child between 15 to 20yrs of ageplus-squarewww.guinnessworldrecords.comApollosArrow@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
johndoe@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that retired chemist, Khonghao Shou, predicted the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran by observing cloud formations.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL that retired chemist, Khonghao Shou, predicted the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran by observing cloud formations.plus-squarejohndoe@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
FizzlePopBerryTwist@lemmy.world · 1 year agoTIL there is a theory that Columbus' Navigator, William Harris AKA Guillermo Herries, an Irishman from Galway, had actually sailed to the Americas before 1492.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a theory that Columbus' Navigator, William Harris AKA Guillermo Herries, an Irishman from Galway, had actually sailed to the Americas before 1492.plus-squareyoutu.beFizzlePopBerryTwist@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Atrabiliousaurus@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the worst stadium disaster in history was the collapse of a wooden amphitheater in 27 AD that killed 20,000 people.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the worst stadium disaster in history was the collapse of a wooden amphitheater in 27 AD that killed 20,000 people.plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgAtrabiliousaurus@reddthat.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
La Scimmia di Mare@feddit.it · 1 year agoTIL that Judy Garland was the mother of Liza Minelli 😱plus-squareit.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Judy Garland was the mother of Liza Minelli 😱plus-squareit.wikipedia.orgLa Scimmia di Mare@feddit.it · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
someguy3@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL that France and Spain are in the wrong time zone because of Nazis.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL that France and Spain are in the wrong time zone because of Nazis.plus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.caEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Jessica@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Kowloon Walled City existed and is the real world origin for many visual representations of oppressive urbanization in cyberpunk mediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Kowloon Walled City existed and is the real world origin for many visual representations of oppressive urbanization in cyberpunk mediaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgJessica@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Tessellecta@feddit.nlEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Abou thief ants that infest any nests to steal foodplus-squarewww.canr.msu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Abou thief ants that infest any nests to steal foodplus-squarewww.canr.msu.eduTessellecta@feddit.nlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
geek_sheikh@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Tupac Shakur was considered for the role of Mace Windu in the Prequel Star Wars trilogy.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Tupac Shakur was considered for the role of Mace Windu in the Prequel Star Wars trilogy.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggeek_sheikh@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in the 17th century, the San people in Southern Africa created rock art depicting colonial ships and colonists following first contactplus-squareafricanrockart.britishmuseum.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in the 17th century, the San people in Southern Africa created rock art depicting colonial ships and colonists following first contactplus-squareafricanrockart.britishmuseum.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
safesyrup@feddit.chEnglish · 1 year agoTIL 20 climbers set up a jaccuzzi on the summit of Mont Blanc at an elevation of 4807mplus-squarewww.jaccuzzi.chexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 20 climbers set up a jaccuzzi on the summit of Mont Blanc at an elevation of 4807mplus-squarewww.jaccuzzi.chsafesyrup@feddit.chEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
hahattpro@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: Car have subcription to unlock featureplus-squarewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Car have subcription to unlock featureplus-squarewww.theverge.comhahattpro@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Prank-loving Jill Biden once stuffed herself into the overhead bin of Airforce 2plus-squarethehill.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Prank-loving Jill Biden once stuffed herself into the overhead bin of Airforce 2plus-squarethehill.comGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
BorededUp@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that 'HEART' is an anagram of 'EARTH'plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL that 'HEART' is an anagram of 'EARTH'plus-squareBorededUp@feddit.ukEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
David Palmer@lemmy.nzEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in New York you can apply to have a fire hydrant opened during hot weatherplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in New York you can apply to have a fire hydrant opened during hot weatherplus-squarewww.theguardian.comDavid Palmer@lemmy.nzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of Taos Pueblo, a Native American 'Pueblo' built between 1000CE and 1450CE, containing some of the oldest continuously inhabited houses still occupied in the USplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Taos Pueblo, a Native American 'Pueblo' built between 1000CE and 1450CE, containing some of the oldest continuously inhabited houses still occupied in the USplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL the former host of HQ Trivia quit media and now sells vintage Johnnie Cochran shirts for a livingplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL the former host of HQ Trivia quit media and now sells vintage Johnnie Cochran shirts for a livingplus-squarelemmy.worldGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink