Jorvex609@piefed.zipBanned from communityEnglish · 12 days agoTIL Lee Harvey Oswald was such an outspoken communist that he lectured Jesuits about Marxism and handed out pro-Castro leaflets on street corners—before allegedly being set up as the fall guy for JFK'plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down16
arrow-up128arrow-down1message-squareTIL Lee Harvey Oswald was such an outspoken communist that he lectured Jesuits about Marxism and handed out pro-Castro leaflets on street corners—before allegedly being set up as the fall guy for JFK'plus-squareJorvex609@piefed.zipBanned from communityEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world · 1 month agoTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13
arrow-up148arrow-down1imageTIL one of the Marlboro Men was named Dick Hammerplus-squarelemmy.mlmagnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square6linkfedilink
MindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 2 months agoTIL there are social media platforms for AI agentsplus-squarewww.moltbook.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down17
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are social media platforms for AI agentsplus-squarewww.moltbook.comMindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
MindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about CAPTCHA farms: AI pays humans pennies to prove they’re humanplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL about CAPTCHA farms: AI pays humans pennies to prove they’re humanplus-squarewww.youtube.comMindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkThe third highest-ranking person (highest-ranking woman) in the Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy is a high-ranking Chinese cadre and has, as a result, been accused of "collaborating" with Chinaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Kat@isno.wales · 2 months agoToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.E.I.O.U.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that the motto of the Habsburg Monarchy was A.E.I.O.U. (Austriae est imperare orbi universo) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.E.I.O.U.plus-squareKat@isno.wales · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoKeith Richards wrote 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' in his sleepplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkKeith Richards wrote 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' in his sleepplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
Cricket@lemmy.zip@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that Fibonacci used his famous sequence to try to calculate the population growth of rabbits (bun alert?)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down13
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Fibonacci used his famous sequence to try to calculate the population growth of rabbits (bun alert?)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgCricket@lemmy.zip@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
MindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 3 months agoTIL about VaulWarden through Disrootplus-squaredisroot.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL about VaulWarden through Disrootplus-squaredisroot.orgMindfulMaverick@piefed.zipEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
mathemachristian [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 months agoTIL github doesnt support IPv6plus-squaregithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkTIL github doesnt support IPv6plus-squaregithub.commathemachristian [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoVenezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkVenezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world (by a lot)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgfrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
Averagejoe@lemmy.org · 4 months agoTIL The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas are the same mountain rangeplus-squarevividmaps.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down11
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas are the same mountain rangeplus-squarevividmaps.comAveragejoe@lemmy.org · 4 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
als@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 months agoTIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgals@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
partner_boat_slug@mander.xyz · 5 months agoThe FSW-0 recoverable satellite used wood as its heat-shieldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down11
arrow-up114arrow-down1external-linkThe FSW-0 recoverable satellite used wood as its heat-shieldplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgpartner_boat_slug@mander.xyz · 5 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 5 months agoTIL about OnionShare, an Open Source Hosting, File Sharing, and Chatting Application Available on All Major Platformsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL about OnionShare, an Open Source Hosting, File Sharing, and Chatting Application Available on All Major Platformsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 5 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
Nutomic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that Reddit has achievementsplus-squarelemmy.mlimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down18
arrow-up19arrow-down1imageTIL that Reddit has achievementsplus-squarelemmy.mlNutomic@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
sixty@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agoYou can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10plus-squarewww.mathsisfun.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkYou can count past 1,000 on your fingers by using binary, instead of just 10plus-squarewww.mathsisfun.comsixty@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
Caxii@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agoTIL that in New York, you don't actually need a valid driver’s license to own a carplus-squarenyc.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down18
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in New York, you don't actually need a valid driver’s license to own a carplus-squarenyc.streetsblog.orgCaxii@sh.itjust.works · 6 months agomessage-square5linkfedilink
LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 months agoTIL of Dawson disease, a horrific complication of measlesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down12
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Dawson disease, a horrific complication of measlesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
An Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoTIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slaveryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down10
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the 2018 US Prison Strike, an attempt by prisoners to end US Prison Slaveryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAn Original Thought@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square6linkfedilink
