contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germanyplus-squarephilip.greenspun.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: USA has 10 times more retail space per capita compared to Germanyplus-squarephilip.greenspun.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL that a company named BimboBakeriesUSA owns a lot of the major bread brands.plus-squarewww.bimbobakeriesusa.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a company named BimboBakeriesUSA owns a lot of the major bread brands.plus-squarewww.bimbobakeriesusa.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL Otters are not just cute little fluffy swimmers, but skilled predators who can occasionally take down even a caiman.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Otters are not just cute little fluffy swimmers, but skilled predators who can occasionally take down even a caiman.plus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.plus-squarewww.cnn.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL Japan has a lower median wage than Polandplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Japan has a lower median wage than Polandplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL about Chai tea, naan bread, and double namesplus-squareblog.duolingo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Chai tea, naan bread, and double namesplus-squareblog.duolingo.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stressplus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stressplus-squarewww.npr.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agoTIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 months agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agoTIL about the SS Eastland, which rolled over while docked in the Chicago River, killing 844 people. The incident is considered the biggest loss of life on the North American Great Lakes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the SS Eastland, which rolled over while docked in the Chicago River, killing 844 people. The incident is considered the biggest loss of life on the North American Great Lakes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Otter@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoTIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgOtter@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agoTIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"plus-squarewww.kuow.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"plus-squarewww.kuow.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agoTIL it's estimated that out of the 100,000 or more species of mushrooms worldwide, just over 100 are toxic.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL it's estimated that out of the 100,000 or more species of mushrooms worldwide, just over 100 are toxic.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agoTIL that the Vincent Price's spoken word portion of "Thriller" was written the day of recordingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Vincent Price's spoken word portion of "Thriller" was written the day of recordingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agoTIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2plus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoTIL Brooklyn used to have a huge elephant brothel until it burned downplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL Brooklyn used to have a huge elephant brothel until it burned downplus-squarelemmy.worldPencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agoTIL Coney Island was at one point and island and they artificially connected it to Brooklyn in the 1920s-30splus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Coney Island was at one point and island and they artificially connected it to Brooklyn in the 1920s-30splus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agoTIL most escaped mental patients just go home and resume their everyday activitiesplus-squarewww.psychiatricnursing.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL most escaped mental patients just go home and resume their everyday activitiesplus-squarewww.psychiatricnursing.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 months agomessage-square0fedilink