garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% of the total and 49.5% of the women voteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down12
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% of the total and 49.5% of the women voteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down18
arrow-up1337arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL about the Garamantes, an advanced civilization in the Sahara desert, based on irrigation from aquifers. Its disappearance was possibly caused by the depletion of the fossil water it relied on.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Garamantes, an advanced civilization in the Sahara desert, based on irrigation from aquifers. Its disappearance was possibly caused by the depletion of the fossil water it relied on.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that in 1961, the only doctor at a Soviet research station in Antarctica got appendicitis, and had to performed surgery on himself to remove his appendix. Two weeks later he resumed regular dutiesplus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1961, the only doctor at a Soviet research station in Antarctica got appendicitis, and had to performed surgery on himself to remove his appendix. Two weeks later he resumed regular dutiesplus-squarewww.bbc.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that teabags were invented by accident. In 1908, a New York tea merchant sent tea samples to customers in small silk bags. The customers put the bags directly in hot water, and the teabag was bornplus-squarewww.tea.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL that teabags were invented by accident. In 1908, a New York tea merchant sent tea samples to customers in small silk bags. The customers put the bags directly in hot water, and the teabag was bornplus-squarewww.tea.co.ukgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about the Mammoth Site in SD. it has 65+ intact mammoth skeletonsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Mammoth Site in SD. it has 65+ intact mammoth skeletonsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgTrack_Shovel@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
bermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the original word for "wolf" in Swedish was "ulv." Superstition lead to people adopting the word "varg," which originally meant "stranger." They believed that saying "ulv" would summon a wolfplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the original word for "wolf" in Swedish was "ulv." Superstition lead to people adopting the word "varg," which originally meant "stranger." They believed that saying "ulv" would summon a wolfplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that Waffen-SS had a primarily Muslim division. Most members were Bosnian Muslims. The Nazis used the Mufti of Jerusalem to promote the division and bolster recruitment.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Waffen-SS had a primarily Muslim division. Most members were Bosnian Muslims. The Nazis used the Mufti of Jerusalem to promote the division and bolster recruitment.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL about the unfinished skyscraper Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, China. Reaching 597 m high, it's the world's sixth tallest building, but construction stopped in 2015 and it now stands abandonedplus-squarewww.theb1m.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the unfinished skyscraper Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, China. Reaching 597 m high, it's the world's sixth tallest building, but construction stopped in 2015 and it now stands abandonedplus-squarewww.theb1m.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com · edit-21 year agoTIL You can emulate in your browser retro programs and games in the Internet Archive.plus-squarearchive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL You can emulate in your browser retro programs and games in the Internet Archive.plus-squarearchive.orgApollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
bermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL Hector (aka "Hector the Convector") is a large cumulonimbus cloud that forms regularly every afternoon at the Tiwi Islands of Australia from March to September. It can be seen from the mainland.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hector (aka "Hector the Convector") is a large cumulonimbus cloud that forms regularly every afternoon at the Tiwi Islands of Australia from March to September. It can be seen from the mainland.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbermuda@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that the world's largest pyramid by volume is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula has twice the volume. It is 450 m long, but only 66 m tall.plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the world's largest pyramid by volume is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula has twice the volume. It is 450 m long, but only 66 m tall.plus-squarewww.bbc.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Hubi@feddit.deEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL that in order to avoid having to surrender to the Soviets, the German commander of Bornholm tried to get a single British soldier transferred to the island to surrender toplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in order to avoid having to surrender to the Soviets, the German commander of Bornholm tried to get a single British soldier transferred to the island to surrender toplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgHubi@feddit.deEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoTIL that the small Pacific island country Nauru once was among the richest countries in the world, thanks to its phosphate mines. But when the mines were depleted, the country descended into povertywww.news.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the small Pacific island country Nauru once was among the richest countries in the world, thanks to its phosphate mines. But when the mines were depleted, the country descended into povertywww.news.com.augarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 2 years agoTIL about extreme ironing, a sport centered around ironing clothes on challenging locations. It has its own international governing organization and a World Championship has been held.plus-squarefacts.netexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about extreme ironing, a sport centered around ironing clothes on challenging locations. It has its own international governing organization and a World Championship has been held.plus-squarefacts.netgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
itsnicodegallo@lemm.ee · 2 years agoTIL the applause in Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" was taken from a Jimi Hendrix performance and "fake-lived" by the audio engineers.plus-squarenewmusicunited.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the applause in Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" was taken from a Jimi Hendrix performance and "fake-lived" by the audio engineers.plus-squarenewmusicunited.comitsnicodegallo@lemm.ee · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agoTIL the common earthworm mates once a year and can live 4-8 yearsplus-squarewww.vigienature-ecole.frexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL the common earthworm mates once a year and can live 4-8 yearsplus-squarewww.vigienature-ecole.frNataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square0fedilink
