Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL Multiple places in Europe have a tradition of making Love-Spoons, which are decoratively carved spoons given to women by their suitors.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Multiple places in Europe have a tradition of making Love-Spoons, which are decoratively carved spoons given to women by their suitors.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL in 1975, there were 2 crude oil tanker spills on January 31st. The Corinthos Spill in the Delaware River and the Epic Colocotronis Spill in Puerto Rico dumped a combined 28.5 million gallons o...plus-squareresponse.restoration.noaa.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1975, there were 2 crude oil tanker spills on January 31st. The Corinthos Spill in the Delaware River and the Epic Colocotronis Spill in Puerto Rico dumped a combined 28.5 million gallons o...plus-squareresponse.restoration.noaa.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL: Lawyer Andrew G. Haley was the world's first practitioner of Space Law. He was was pivotal in founding the International Institute of Space Law which provides guidelines on how the law should...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Lawyer Andrew G. Haley was the world's first practitioner of Space Law. He was was pivotal in founding the International Institute of Space Law which provides guidelines on how the law should...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL the "red telephone" for the Moscow-Washington hotline was never a real red phone. Initially a Teletype link, it switched to fax in 1986, and since 2008, it's a secure computer link for email c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the "red telephone" for the Moscow-Washington hotline was never a real red phone. Initially a Teletype link, it switched to fax in 1986, and since 2008, it's a secure computer link for email c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agoTIL of Mettbröchen, a German dish served as raw minced pork spread on a roll and sprinkled with raw onions.plus-squaregermanculture.com.uaexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Mettbröchen, a German dish served as raw minced pork spread on a roll and sprinkled with raw onions.plus-squaregermanculture.com.uaLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agoTIL Protein folding is the process where newly formed protein in the cell, changes from a long, unstable coil into a specific 3D shape. This final structure allows the protein to carry out its bio...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Protein folding is the process where newly formed protein in the cell, changes from a long, unstable coil into a specific 3D shape. This final structure allows the protein to carry out its bio...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL Ghost moons — if they really exist — are swirling clouds of dust that share Earth’s orbit, staying ahead of or behind Earth as it goes around the Sun. Officially called “Kordylewski clouds,” g...plus-squarewww.planetary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Ghost moons — if they really exist — are swirling clouds of dust that share Earth’s orbit, staying ahead of or behind Earth as it goes around the Sun. Officially called “Kordylewski clouds,” g...plus-squarewww.planetary.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL the first known recipe for a PB&J sandwich dates back to 1901plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first known recipe for a PB&J sandwich dates back to 1901plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL One reason England started using prisons was because Public Executions were becoming more of a drunken party vs. a deterrent to crimeplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL One reason England started using prisons was because Public Executions were becoming more of a drunken party vs. a deterrent to crimeplus-squarewww.youtube.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL Some people are “blind” in their mind - they can’t visualize things in their headplus-squarewww.verywellmind.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Some people are “blind” in their mind - they can’t visualize things in their headplus-squarewww.verywellmind.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL in 1959, thirty TV Westerns aired during prime time in the US; none had been canceled that season, while 14 new ones had appeared. In one week in March 1959, eight of the top ten shows were We...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1959, thirty TV Westerns aired during prime time in the US; none had been canceled that season, while 14 new ones had appeared. In one week in March 1959, eight of the top ten shows were We...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL: Kokomo in the Florida Keys (from Beach Boys song) is not a real place.plus-squarewww.smh.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Kokomo in the Florida Keys (from Beach Boys song) is not a real place.plus-squarewww.smh.com.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL The Replacement movie was based on the 1987 Washington Redskins replacement/scab players. They played for 3 games and won all 3. The Redskins won the Superbowl that year but the replacement pl...plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Replacement movie was based on the 1987 Washington Redskins replacement/scab players. They played for 3 games and won all 3. The Redskins won the Superbowl that year but the replacement pl...plus-squarewww.youtube.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL in the cover art for Sgt Pepper’s, John Lennon requested that both Hitler and Jesus be included as figurines. In the final shoot they were placed behind the Beatles and are not noticeable in t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL in the cover art for Sgt Pepper’s, John Lennon requested that both Hitler and Jesus be included as figurines. In the final shoot they were placed behind the Beatles and are not noticeable in t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL: The burial sites in Medina and Mecca for the Prophet Muhammad's family members were destroyed to make room for the Hajj pilgrimages.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The burial sites in Medina and Mecca for the Prophet Muhammad's family members were destroyed to make room for the Hajj pilgrimages.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL that at room temperature, air molecules vibrate at roughly 1,100 mph (~500m/s) — about 50% faster than the speed of sound.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that at room temperature, air molecules vibrate at roughly 1,100 mph (~500m/s) — about 50% faster than the speed of sound.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL about The Secret a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. The hunt involves a search for twelve treasure boxes, the clues to which were provided in a book written by Preiss in 1982, also calle...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about The Secret a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. The hunt involves a search for twelve treasure boxes, the clues to which were provided in a book written by Preiss in 1982, also calle...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 19 hours agoTIL there is a fancy restaurant in California where you can eat free if you are taller than the chef.plus-squarewww.sfgate.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a fancy restaurant in California where you can eat free if you are taller than the chef.plus-squarewww.sfgate.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 hours agoTIL that Operation Denver was an active measure disinformation campaign run by the KGB in the 1980s to plant the idea that the United States had invented HIV/AIDS as part of a biological weapons r...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Operation Denver was an active measure disinformation campaign run by the KGB in the 1980s to plant the idea that the United States had invented HIV/AIDS as part of a biological weapons r...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agoTIL: According to a 2016 study, having a first-class section on an airplane quadruples the chances of an air rage incident. Furthermore, loading economy passengers through first class doubles the ...plus-squarewww.avweb.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL: According to a 2016 study, having a first-class section on an airplane quadruples the chances of an air rage incident. Furthermore, loading economy passengers through first class doubles the ...plus-squarewww.avweb.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink