Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that Earth’s oxygen is primarily produced by the ocean.plus-squarewww.whoi.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Earth’s oxygen is primarily produced by the ocean.plus-squarewww.whoi.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL Nikola Tesla was obsessed with the number 3 and engaged in a number of compulsive behaviors around it. For example, he would walk around a building three times before entering and he commonly ...plus-squarewww.britannica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Nikola Tesla was obsessed with the number 3 and engaged in a number of compulsive behaviors around it. For example, he would walk around a building three times before entering and he commonly ...plus-squarewww.britannica.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that since the year 1960, London has only experienced six White Christmasesplus-squarewww.standard.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that since the year 1960, London has only experienced six White Christmasesplus-squarewww.standard.co.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL By the End of WW2, Canada had the 4th largest Airforce and 3rd Largest Navy in the Worldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL By the End of WW2, Canada had the 4th largest Airforce and 3rd Largest Navy in the Worldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL about James Harrison - a blood donor in Australia whose plasma contains antibodies for Rhesus disease. His donations over 60 years have saved over 2 million babies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about James Harrison - a blood donor in Australia whose plasma contains antibodies for Rhesus disease. His donations over 60 years have saved over 2 million babies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL Conan O'Brien was given the nickname Coco by Tom Hanks on the second episode of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" in 2009. Conan jokingly replied, "If that sticks, I'm going to sue you!" T...plus-squarewww.fltimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Conan O'Brien was given the nickname Coco by Tom Hanks on the second episode of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" in 2009. Conan jokingly replied, "If that sticks, I'm going to sue you!" T...plus-squarewww.fltimes.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that in the United States, 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level, 20% are below 5th-grade level, and 21% are illiterate.plus-squarewww.thenationalliteracyinstitute.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the United States, 54% of adults have a literacy below a 6th-grade level, 20% are below 5th-grade level, and 21% are illiterate.plus-squarewww.thenationalliteracyinstitute.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL John Cena holds the record for the most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish foundation, coming in at 650plus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL John Cena holds the record for the most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish foundation, coming in at 650plus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that all 32 bit computers will have an issue on January19, 2038 like we had in Y2Kplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that all 32 bit computers will have an issue on January19, 2038 like we had in Y2Kplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL the diplomas awarded by the Colorado School of Mines are silver-plated.plus-squareweare.mines.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the diplomas awarded by the Colorado School of Mines are silver-plated.plus-squareweare.mines.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that Michael James Shaughnessy, 4th Baron Shaughnessy of Montreal, died in 2007 without any close heirs. So, the aristocratic title went to his second cousin: The guy who played the dad in "Th...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Michael James Shaughnessy, 4th Baron Shaughnessy of Montreal, died in 2007 without any close heirs. So, the aristocratic title went to his second cousin: The guy who played the dad in "Th...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL Sticky rice was mixed with slaked lime to create a mortar that held the bricks of the Great Wall of China together.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Sticky rice was mixed with slaked lime to create a mortar that held the bricks of the Great Wall of China together.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that before 1979, you could use the hippie trail to go from Western Europe to India without flyingplus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that before 1979, you could use the hippie trail to go from Western Europe to India without flyingplus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL of Abu Zubaydah, a detainee of Guantanamo Bay for over 20 years. He has never been charged and has been tortured, including being waterboarded 83 times in one monthplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Abu Zubaydah, a detainee of Guantanamo Bay for over 20 years. He has never been charged and has been tortured, including being waterboarded 83 times in one monthplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that Winston Churchill would have written John D. Rockefeller's biography, during the 1930s, but the Rockefellers withdrew their offer once Churchill demanded $250.000 for writing the biograph...plus-squarewww.history.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Winston Churchill would have written John D. Rockefeller's biography, during the 1930s, but the Rockefellers withdrew their offer once Churchill demanded $250.000 for writing the biograph...plus-squarewww.history.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that Chinese Pizza Hut removed all salad bars as patrons would exploit the one-bowl rule by constructing a massive salad tower. Many people created extremely complicated and articulate enginee...plus-squarewww.thebeijinger.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Chinese Pizza Hut removed all salad bars as patrons would exploit the one-bowl rule by constructing a massive salad tower. Many people created extremely complicated and articulate enginee...plus-squarewww.thebeijinger.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that SPIDERS have the capability to "fly" across oceans. They are capable of using both the earth's electromagnetic field, and the wind to fly in a process known as "ballooning".plus-squarewww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that SPIDERS have the capability to "fly" across oceans. They are capable of using both the earth's electromagnetic field, and the wind to fly in a process known as "ballooning".plus-squarewww.pbs.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL The world's largest organism is likely this weird hybrid seagrass off Australia's western coast, which spans more than 180km. Weirdly, it doesn't seem to have a cute pet nickname.plus-squarewww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The world's largest organism is likely this weird hybrid seagrass off Australia's western coast, which spans more than 180km. Weirdly, it doesn't seem to have a cute pet nickname.plus-squarewww.abc.net.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL: The only country who has successfully invoked NATO Article 5 is the USA after the attacks on September 11.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The only country who has successfully invoked NATO Article 5 is the USA after the attacks on September 11.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Winnie-the-Pooh was originally named "Edward." They renamed the stuffed bear Winnie after meeting a black bear at the London Zoo with the same name. "Pooh" comes from a swan the creator AA Mil...plus-squarewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Winnie-the-Pooh was originally named "Edward." They renamed the stuffed bear Winnie after meeting a black bear at the London Zoo with the same name. "Pooh" comes from a swan the creator AA Mil...plus-squarewww.cbc.caLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
