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TehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoTIL: Vote.org has a "Find Your Polling Place" page, that provides a link to an official state ran polling place locator.plus-squarewww.vote.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down11
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Vote.org has a "Find Your Polling Place" page, that provides a link to an official state ran polling place locator.plus-squarewww.vote.orgTehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
Einar@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that by opening plastic items, between 14,000 and 75,000 microplastic particles are releasedwww.newscientist.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down131
arrow-up1296arrow-down1external-linkTIL that by opening plastic items, between 14,000 and 75,000 microplastic particles are releasedwww.newscientist.comEinar@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square40fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL about Greg Hildebrandt, who sadly passed away yesterday. He, and his brother Tim, were responsible for an image that takes so many of us instantly back to our childhoods.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1501arrow-down17
arrow-up1494arrow-down1imageTIL about Greg Hildebrandt, who sadly passed away yesterday. He, and his brother Tim, were responsible for an image that takes so many of us instantly back to our childhoods.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square17fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL about the Oxenham Arms hotel and pub. Originally a monastery in the 1100s and an inn starting in the 1400s, it was built around a neolithic standing stone.plus-squarewww.theoxenhamarms.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down10
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Oxenham Arms hotel and pub. Originally a monastery in the 1100s and an inn starting in the 1400s, it was built around a neolithic standing stone.plus-squarewww.theoxenhamarms.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL that recipes are not protected by copyright law in the USA (and likely Canada)plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down12
arrow-up1137arrow-down1message-squareTIL that recipes are not protected by copyright law in the USA (and likely Canada)plus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square36fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL there was a movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies made in the Philippines in the 1970s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies made in the Philippines in the 1970s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 4 days agoTIL "This is Spinal Tap" has a 7.9/11 rating on IMDBplus-squarem.imdb.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down114
arrow-up1334arrow-down1external-linkTIL "This is Spinal Tap" has a 7.9/11 rating on IMDBplus-squarem.imdb.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square36fedilink
mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-25 days agoTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down11
arrow-up1307arrow-down1external-linkTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square13fedilink
Chozo@fedia.io · 6 days agoTIL that some Shinto mythology refers to October as "the month without gods", as this is the time the gods take to gather at Izumo Shrine and check in with each other on the state of the world.plus-squaremastodon.socialexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down12
arrow-up1334arrow-down1external-linkTIL that some Shinto mythology refers to October as "the month without gods", as this is the time the gods take to gather at Izumo Shrine and check in with each other on the state of the world.plus-squaremastodon.socialChozo@fedia.io · 6 days agomessage-square15fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.plus-squarecazenoviapubliclibrary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.plus-squarecazenoviapubliclibrary.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down16
arrow-up1398arrow-down1external-linkTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square32fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 6 days agoTIL not everyone tells jokes on beggar's nightplus-squarewww.desmoinesregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down111
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkTIL not everyone tells jokes on beggar's nightplus-squarewww.desmoinesregister.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square15fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down10
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL there are multiple episodes of Caillou where his behavior was so awful that PBS Kids banned them from being re-aired.plus-squarecaillou.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down112
arrow-up1336arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are multiple episodes of Caillou where his behavior was so awful that PBS Kids banned them from being re-aired.plus-squarecaillou.fandom.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square66fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 days agoTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1356arrow-down19
arrow-up1347arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square43fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL the largest cemetery in the world is Wadi-us-Salaam in Iraq. It has 6 million bodies, covers 6.01 km2/2.32 sq mi of land and has been in use for at least 1400 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down11
arrow-up1253arrow-down1external-linkTIL the largest cemetery in the world is Wadi-us-Salaam in Iraq. It has 6 million bodies, covers 6.01 km2/2.32 sq mi of land and has been in use for at least 1400 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square17fedilink
Chris@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 days agoTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down11
arrow-up179arrow-down1external-linkTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukChris@feddit.ukEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square12fedilink
ryujin470@fedia.io · 8 days agoTIL there's a town called "Xbox" in Yucatán, southeastern Mexicoplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareTIL there's a town called "Xbox" in Yucatán, southeastern Mexicoplus-squareryujin470@fedia.io · 8 days agomessage-square15fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down15
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square9fedilink