garfaagel@sh.itjust.works

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Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

TIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling works

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TIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling works

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Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

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garfaagel@sh.itjust.workstoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world•Lemmy tell you something.
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9 months ago
Cervantes did it first:

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garfaagel@sh.itjust.workstoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•The average rider doesn't have enough calcium
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9 months ago
Still got nothing on this guy that made a ride that takes like 3*10⁷⁸ years to finish

https://piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=4o0-0G2OjSg

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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 vote

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TIL 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 vote

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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 grow

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TIL 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 grow

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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.

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TIL 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.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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 duties

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TIL 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 duties

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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 born

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TIL 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 born

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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.

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TIL 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.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.

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TIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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.

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TIL 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.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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.

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TIL 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.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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 abandoned

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TIL 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 abandoned

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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.

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TIL 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.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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 poverty

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TIL 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 poverty

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL 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.

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TIL 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.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL that African wild dogs have been observed "voting" to decide if the group should go on a hunt. To "vote" for a hunt, the dogs sneeze.

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TIL that African wild dogs have been observed "voting" to decide if the group should go on a hunt. To "vote" for a hunt, the dogs sneeze.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL that the Aztecs had mandatory education for children of all classes and genders (although the schools and curriculum differed for nobility and commoners as well as boys and girls).

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TIL that the Aztecs had mandatory education for children of all classes and genders (although the schools and curriculum differed for nobility and commoners as well as boys and girls).

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL when lightning rods were first introduced in the 18th century, people found them so fascinating that wearable lightning rods become fashionable, e.g. a lightning rod in your hat or umbrella.

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TIL when lightning rods were first introduced in the 18th century, people found them so fascinating that wearable lightning rods become fashionable, e.g. a lightning rod in your hat or umbrella.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL that on pre-colonial Easter Island there existed an undeciphered system of writing or proto-writing, called Rongorongo, which would be one of few independent inventions of writing.

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TIL that on pre-colonial Easter Island there existed an undeciphered system of writing or proto-writing, called Rongorongo, which would be one of few independent inventions of writing.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL that on the isolated Pacific Pitcairn Island, six men, including the mayor, out of a total population of just 47, were in 2004 found guilty of rape and sexual assault against children.

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TIL that on the isolated Pacific Pitcairn Island, six men, including the mayor, out of a total population of just 47, were in 2004 found guilty of rape and sexual assault against children.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

TIL about the Falkland Islands wolf, the only native land mammal on the islands. It is not quite clear how it got there from the mainland, 480 km away. It was hunted to extinction in the 19th century.

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TIL about the Falkland Islands wolf, the only native land mammal on the islands. It is not quite clear how it got there from the mainland, 480 km away. It was hunted to extinction in the 19th century.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year ago

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