Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL the phrase "dingos ate your baby" used as a joke in comedies like Seinfeld and The Sinpsons originates from a chilling case in Australia where wild dingos snatched a 9-week-old girl from her t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the phrase "dingos ate your baby" used as a joke in comedies like Seinfeld and The Sinpsons originates from a chilling case in Australia where wild dingos snatched a 9-week-old girl from her t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Swedish car company Volvo turned down a deal that would see them sell 40% of their company for a share of Norwegian oil, that share is now worth 140-200 billion dollars, Volvo was sold in 2010...plus-squareequinor.industriminne.noexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Swedish car company Volvo turned down a deal that would see them sell 40% of their company for a share of Norwegian oil, that share is now worth 140-200 billion dollars, Volvo was sold in 2010...plus-squareequinor.industriminne.noLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL In 1974 there were so many tornado warnings in Indiana that forecasters couldn't keep up. In frustration, they ended up putting the entire state under a tornado warning. This was the first and...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1974 there were so many tornado warnings in Indiana that forecasters couldn't keep up. In frustration, they ended up putting the entire state under a tornado warning. This was the first and...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that cellophane is not made from plastic but is produced from plants - using regenerated cellulose derived from organic materials including wood, cotton and hemp.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cellophane is not made from plastic but is produced from plants - using regenerated cellulose derived from organic materials including wood, cotton and hemp.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL of shade balls, which are placed on water reservoirs to prevent sunlight and evaporation, among other thingsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of shade balls, which are placed on water reservoirs to prevent sunlight and evaporation, among other thingsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that the first Coachella Music Festival was held in 1999. It was inspired by a 1993 Pearl Jam concert. Pearl Jam's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, led the band to boycott venues controlled by Ticke...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the first Coachella Music Festival was held in 1999. It was inspired by a 1993 Pearl Jam concert. Pearl Jam's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, led the band to boycott venues controlled by Ticke...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that contrary to popular belief, the Mesopotamian god Dagon has nothing to do with fish or the sea, and the portrayal of him as a fish god based entirely on the medieval belief that his name w...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that contrary to popular belief, the Mesopotamian god Dagon has nothing to do with fish or the sea, and the portrayal of him as a fish god based entirely on the medieval belief that his name w...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL during a rap beef, Jay-Z wrote a diss song against Nas, describing him having an affair with Nas girlfriend. Jay-Z's mom was disgusted with her son's behaviour and made him apologize to Nas an...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL during a rap beef, Jay-Z wrote a diss song against Nas, describing him having an affair with Nas girlfriend. Jay-Z's mom was disgusted with her son's behaviour and made him apologize to Nas an...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that Tornadoes in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise, while tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.plus-squareeducation.nationalgeographic.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Tornadoes in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise, while tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.plus-squareeducation.nationalgeographic.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL The Mormon Church is considered the wealthiest religious organization in the world. The next wealthiest religious organization is worth $200 billion less.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Mormon Church is considered the wealthiest religious organization in the world. The next wealthiest religious organization is worth $200 billion less.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.plus-squarewww.cuimc.columbia.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.plus-squarewww.cuimc.columbia.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that George Orwell was spied on by a Soviet secret agent named Hugh O'Donnell, code-name O'Brien. In a coincidence, (book spoiler) Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four to have a spy named O'Brien...plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that George Orwell was spied on by a Soviet secret agent named Hugh O'Donnell, code-name O'Brien. In a coincidence, (book spoiler) Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four to have a spy named O'Brien...plus-squarewww.theguardian.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL 1700s Persian emperor Nader Shah kept fried peas on his person at all time, which he would eat if he didn't have time to prepare a proper mealplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 1700s Persian emperor Nader Shah kept fried peas on his person at all time, which he would eat if he didn't have time to prepare a proper mealplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL of Manfred Ramminger, a German architect who stole an American missile for the Soviet Union by walking into a West German air base, hauling the missile out in a wheelbarrow, driving it wrapped...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Manfred Ramminger, a German architect who stole an American missile for the Soviet Union by walking into a West German air base, hauling the missile out in a wheelbarrow, driving it wrapped...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about Hanns Scharff, a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War who is considered the "father of modern interrogation techniques". After the war he became a famous mosaic arti...plus-squarecrestresearch.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Hanns Scharff, a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War who is considered the "father of modern interrogation techniques". After the war he became a famous mosaic arti...plus-squarecrestresearch.ac.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that a low carb diet can also reduce water weight. That is because of carbs are stored in the form of glycogen, which binds water to the muscles and liver.plus-squarewww.healthline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a low carb diet can also reduce water weight. That is because of carbs are stored in the form of glycogen, which binds water to the muscles and liver.plus-squarewww.healthline.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that Ford Bronco sales surged by 23.3% after O.J. Simpson's infamous chase and the trial.plus-squarewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Ford Bronco sales surged by 23.3% after O.J. Simpson's infamous chase and the trial.plus-squarewww.usatoday.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that the second most expensive photograph ever sold was Edward Steichen’s “The Flatiron” for $11.8 million USDplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the second most expensive photograph ever sold was Edward Steichen’s “The Flatiron” for $11.8 million USDplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL a 2-time Jeopardy! champ who won $24k in 1989 is serving a life sentence for murdering his wifeplus-squarewww.the-sun.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a 2-time Jeopardy! champ who won $24k in 1989 is serving a life sentence for murdering his wifeplus-squarewww.the-sun.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, an...plus-squarewww.biography.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, an...plus-squarewww.biography.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink