Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 minutes agoTIL in 1972 Canada had a contest to complete the saying "As Canadian as..." The winner was Heather Scott who answered "As Canadian as possible under the circumstances."plus-squarewww.piquenewsmagazine.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1972 Canada had a contest to complete the saying "As Canadian as..." The winner was Heather Scott who answered "As Canadian as possible under the circumstances."plus-squarewww.piquenewsmagazine.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 minutes agoTIL there is a bacteria that grows up to 2cm and which is the only one visible to the naked eyeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a bacteria that grows up to 2cm and which is the only one visible to the naked eyeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 hour agoTIL The prince of Liechtenstein threatened to pack up and leave his country and live in Austria if voters had rejected proposals that would have extended his powers in a 2003 referendum.plus-squarenews.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The prince of Liechtenstein threatened to pack up and leave his country and live in Austria if voters had rejected proposals that would have extended his powers in a 2003 referendum.plus-squarenews.bbc.co.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 hour agoTIL the alleged Goebbels quote "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." has been repeated in numerous books and articles and on thousands of...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the alleged Goebbels quote "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." has been repeated in numerous books and articles and on thousands of...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 hour agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL of the Military-First Girls, a Japanese all-women fan club of the Moranbong Band, a North Korean girl group. In an interview the club's leader said: "Just like how there are women who like K-p...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Military-First Girls, a Japanese all-women fan club of the Moranbong Band, a North Korean girl group. In an interview the club's leader said: "Just like how there are women who like K-p...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL: In the past, coin purses showed social status by the embroidery and quality. Men would even gift their new bride a purse embroidered with a love story. Both men and women had coin purses or p...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In the past, coin purses showed social status by the embroidery and quality. Men would even gift their new bride a purse embroidered with a love story. Both men and women had coin purses or p...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that Superstring Theory posits that the universe exists in 10 dimensions with us only experiencing the first 4. The 9th dimension would allow an observer to compare all of the possible univers...plus-squarenow.northropgrumman.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Superstring Theory posits that the universe exists in 10 dimensions with us only experiencing the first 4. The 9th dimension would allow an observer to compare all of the possible univers...plus-squarenow.northropgrumman.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that Polio is one of only two diseases currently the subject of a global eradication program, the other being Guinea worm disease. So far, the only diseases completely eradicated by humankind ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Polio is one of only two diseases currently the subject of a global eradication program, the other being Guinea worm disease. So far, the only diseases completely eradicated by humankind ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that there exist special kinds of contact lenses designed specifically for dogsplus-squarelenspricer.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there exist special kinds of contact lenses designed specifically for dogsplus-squarelenspricer.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann was an accomplished youth swimmer in East Germany and shortlisted for the 1980 summer olympics in Moscow but a head injury ended his career.plus-squarewww.loudersound.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann was an accomplished youth swimmer in East Germany and shortlisted for the 1980 summer olympics in Moscow but a head injury ended his career.plus-squarewww.loudersound.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that when adjusted for monetary inflation, "Gone witth the Wind" is still the highest-grossing film in history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that when adjusted for monetary inflation, "Gone witth the Wind" is still the highest-grossing film in history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL Blue-footed Boobies (and other Boobie species) are named from the Spanish word “bobo.” The term means “stupid,” which is how early European colonists may have characterized these clumsy and un...plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Blue-footed Boobies (and other Boobie species) are named from the Spanish word “bobo.” The term means “stupid,” which is how early European colonists may have characterized these clumsy and un...plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that a 2022 study proposed that Bruce Lee may have died from hyponatraemia - a low concentration of sodium in blood, which is caused by excessive water intake. At the time of his death, Lee ha...plus-squarevariety.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a 2022 study proposed that Bruce Lee may have died from hyponatraemia - a low concentration of sodium in blood, which is caused by excessive water intake. At the time of his death, Lee ha...plus-squarevariety.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL that the Mount St. Helens eruption covered up a serial killer's double homicide.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Mount St. Helens eruption covered up a serial killer's double homicide.plus-squarewww.nytimes.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agoTIL that in 1990 Rupert Murdoch tried to buy the Palace of the Parliament in Romania, the biggest administrative building in the world for 1 billion dollars, his bid was rejectedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1990 Rupert Murdoch tried to buy the Palace of the Parliament in Romania, the biggest administrative building in the world for 1 billion dollars, his bid was rejectedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL Komodo dragons can have so-called virgin births. As well as mating with males the species is parthenogenetic: in other words, the females can lay fertile eggs without any input from males. Thi...plus-squarebiaza.org.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL Komodo dragons can have so-called virgin births. As well as mating with males the species is parthenogenetic: in other words, the females can lay fertile eggs without any input from males. Thi...plus-squarebiaza.org.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL birds can eat hot pepper without a problem because they don’t feel its hotnessplus-squareeugene.wbu.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL birds can eat hot pepper without a problem because they don’t feel its hotnessplus-squareeugene.wbu.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL an Austrian man was crowned Emperor of Mexico for three years in the 19th century before being executed.plus-squarewww.britannica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL an Austrian man was crowned Emperor of Mexico for three years in the 19th century before being executed.plus-squarewww.britannica.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL that, in a bid to raise much needed funds, North Korea issued a set of stamps to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981plus-squarewww.mintageworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, in a bid to raise much needed funds, North Korea issued a set of stamps to commemorate the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981plus-squarewww.mintageworld.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL Vitamin D deficiency makes sun exposure rewarding, as an evolutionary mechanism to encourage animals to get enough vitamin D. Once vitamin D levels are replete, sun exposure no longer produces...plus-squarewww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Vitamin D deficiency makes sun exposure rewarding, as an evolutionary mechanism to encourage animals to get enough vitamin D. Once vitamin D levels are replete, sun exposure no longer produces...plus-squarewww.science.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0fedilink