MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Tesla is the most recalled car brandplus-squareinsideevs.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkTIL Tesla is the most recalled car brandplus-squareinsideevs.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of Snap-dragon, a parlour game from the 16th century. In a dark room, brandy was heated and placed in a wide shallow bowl; raisins were placed in the brandy which was then set alight. The objec...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Snap-dragon, a parlour game from the 16th century. In a dark room, brandy was heated and placed in a wide shallow bowl; raisins were placed in the brandy which was then set alight. The objec...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of the Toronto Hospital Baby Deaths. A 625 percent increase in infant morality led to the discovery of digoxin present at levels 13 times higher than normal in the babies. To date, the exact cu...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the Toronto Hospital Baby Deaths. A 625 percent increase in infant morality led to the discovery of digoxin present at levels 13 times higher than normal in the babies. To date, the exact cu...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about Gödel's Loophole. While studying for his American citizenship test, Kurt Gödel believed he had found a flaw in the US constitution that would permit the American democracy to be legally t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down12
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Gödel's Loophole. While studying for his American citizenship test, Kurt Gödel believed he had found a flaw in the US constitution that would permit the American democracy to be legally t...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Arizona driver licenses don’t need to be renewed until the resident is 65 years old; the same license can be used for 5 decadesplus-squarewww.myimprov.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkTIL Arizona driver licenses don’t need to be renewed until the resident is 65 years old; the same license can be used for 5 decadesplus-squarewww.myimprov.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that while filming The Exorcist, Linda Blair was rigged to a mechanical bed that shook her so violently she fractured her spine. The shot was used in the final film, and her screams of pain wer...plus-squarewww.looper.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTIL that while filming The Exorcist, Linda Blair was rigged to a mechanical bed that shook her so violently she fractured her spine. The shot was used in the final film, and her screams of pain wer...plus-squarewww.looper.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL a study showed that using 600mg/week of testosterone enanthate, an anabolic steroid, can improve lean muscle mass even in men that don't exercise at all. The men who received testosterone but d...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkTIL a study showed that using 600mg/week of testosterone enanthate, an anabolic steroid, can improve lean muscle mass even in men that don't exercise at all. The men who received testosterone but d...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that following the Roman departure from Britain (410 CE), systematic construction of paved highways in the UK did not resume until the early 18th centuryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down12
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that following the Roman departure from Britain (410 CE), systematic construction of paved highways in the UK did not resume until the early 18th centuryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in 1941, more than three million cars were manufactured in the United States... only 139 more would be made over the next 4 years of World War IIplus-squarewww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1941, more than three million cars were manufactured in the United States... only 139 more would be made over the next 4 years of World War IIplus-squarewww.pbs.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that in the United States, it is illegal to remove or destroy a nest that has eggs in it or young birds still dependent on it for survival. It is also illegal for anyone to keep a nest they tak...plus-squarewww.fws.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the United States, it is illegal to remove or destroy a nest that has eggs in it or young birds still dependent on it for survival. It is also illegal for anyone to keep a nest they tak...plus-squarewww.fws.govMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL 85% of wildfires in the United States are caused by humansplus-squarewww.nps.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 85% of wildfires in the United States are caused by humansplus-squarewww.nps.govMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about disappearance of Alfred Loewenstein. In 1928 world's third richest person disappeared mid flight while travelling on his private plane.plus-squareaspectsofhistory.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about disappearance of Alfred Loewenstein. In 1928 world's third richest person disappeared mid flight while travelling on his private plane.plus-squareaspectsofhistory.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that in full retirement at age 63, Rockefeller earned over $58 million in investments in 1902.plus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in full retirement at age 63, Rockefeller earned over $58 million in investments in 1902.plus-squarewikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL an Islandic company named Kerecis makes skin grafts from fish skins (of North Atlantic cod caught in Icelandic waters). The fish-skin graft is approved by the FDA as well as European regulatory...www.greenbyiceland.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL an Islandic company named Kerecis makes skin grafts from fish skins (of North Atlantic cod caught in Icelandic waters). The fish-skin graft is approved by the FDA as well as European regulatory...www.greenbyiceland.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: London has the most foreign-born people of any city in the world at 40%plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL: London has the most foreign-born people of any city in the world at 40%plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in 2013 two Iranian F-4 Phantoms attempted to intercept a drone escorted by two F-22 Raptors. Due to having a bumblebee-sized radar cross-section, an F-22 was able to fly underneath an F-4 to s...plus-squarenationalinterest.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2013 two Iranian F-4 Phantoms attempted to intercept a drone escorted by two F-22 Raptors. Due to having a bumblebee-sized radar cross-section, an F-22 was able to fly underneath an F-4 to s...plus-squarenationalinterest.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in 1961, a cow in Cuba was killed by a satellite fragment falling out of the sky. This is the only documented satellite-crashing-to-Earth fatalitybrown.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1961, a cow in Cuba was killed by a satellite fragment falling out of the sky. This is the only documented satellite-crashing-to-Earth fatalitybrown.eduMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about Percivall Pott and his discovery of the connection between scrotal cancer and chimney sweeps caused by exposure to sootplus-squareembryo.asu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Percivall Pott and his discovery of the connection between scrotal cancer and chimney sweeps caused by exposure to sootplus-squareembryo.asu.eduMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: In China wearing a green hat is a sign of mockery and telling someone they wear a green hat is an insult. This signifies that the person is a cuck. One reason is that during the Yuen dynasty, ...plus-squarezolimacitymag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In China wearing a green hat is a sign of mockery and telling someone they wear a green hat is an insult. This signifies that the person is a cuck. One reason is that during the Yuen dynasty, ...plus-squarezolimacitymag.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the Glen Campbell song, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", was about his future after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It ended up being the last song he recorded.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Glen Campbell song, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You", was about his future after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It ended up being the last song he recorded.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
