contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoTIL Colorado isn’t a rectangle and actually has 697 sides, mostly due to poor measurement toolsplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Colorado isn’t a rectangle and actually has 697 sides, mostly due to poor measurement toolsplus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoTIL there is a protein called Pikachurin (after Pikachu) which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a protein called Pikachurin (after Pikachu) which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL that lobsters can discard their limbs in a process called "reflex amputation": new limbs then grow to replace them.plus-squarewww.fisheries.noaa.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that lobsters can discard their limbs in a process called "reflex amputation": new limbs then grow to replace them.plus-squarewww.fisheries.noaa.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL Stephen King used to do so much cocaine that he had to shove gauze in his nose to keep blood from leaking onto his typewriter.plus-squaredetoxtorehab.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Stephen King used to do so much cocaine that he had to shove gauze in his nose to keep blood from leaking onto his typewriter.plus-squaredetoxtorehab.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL the hippocampus has a kind of internal switch that flips the brain between "learning mode" and "remembering mode".plus-squareneurosciencenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the hippocampus has a kind of internal switch that flips the brain between "learning mode" and "remembering mode".plus-squareneurosciencenews.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Nostalgia@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoFast food items that need to come back? A few of my favorites we'll likely never see again.plus-squarewww.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkFast food items that need to come back? A few of my favorites we'll likely never see again.plus-squarewww.reddit.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Nostalgia@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL: The United States Space Force has a official Space Force songplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The United States Space Force has a official Space Force songplus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL The Nazi commander that put down the Warsaw Uprising went on to remain unpunished for his crimes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Nazi commander that put down the Warsaw Uprising went on to remain unpunished for his crimes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL Cassandra Durham disappeared in 1987 leaving mysterious notes and phone calls to her family stating “she was in trouble”. 37 years later, her family is looking to find her.plus-squarewww.insideedition.comvideomessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1videoTIL Cassandra Durham disappeared in 1987 leaving mysterious notes and phone calls to her family stating “she was in trouble”. 37 years later, her family is looking to find her.plus-squarewww.insideedition.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL about the Boötes Void - a sphere in the universe that contains only 60 galaxies in a cylinder through the middle, when typically there would be around 2,000.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Boötes Void - a sphere in the universe that contains only 60 galaxies in a cylinder through the middle, when typically there would be around 2,000.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL because he Monty Hall Problem is often worded ambiguous, leaving some loopholes, it is better do not switch doors when you play the game with the actual real Monty Hall.plus-squarewww2.math.upenn.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL because he Monty Hall Problem is often worded ambiguous, leaving some loopholes, it is better do not switch doors when you play the game with the actual real Monty Hall.plus-squarewww2.math.upenn.educontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · edit-22 months agoTIL "Nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today" due to recyclingplus-squarewww.aluminum.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL "Nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today" due to recyclingplus-squarewww.aluminum.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · edit-22 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildingsplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL During the London Olympics, the Military placed anti-aircraft missiles on the tops of apartment buildingsplus-squarewww.theguardian.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL that there are officially ranked types of fun to be had. Type 3 being the fun that was supposed to be good and then went bad.plus-squarewww.rei.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there are officially ranked types of fun to be had. Type 3 being the fun that was supposed to be good and then went bad.plus-squarewww.rei.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Nostalgia@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoWas The Arcade Scene Sketchy Where You Lived?plus-squarei.redd.itimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageWas The Arcade Scene Sketchy Where You Lived?plus-squarei.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Nostalgia@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL about Pschitt!, a French soft drink created by Perrier in 1954. The name originates in the transcription in French of the noise made by a Perrier bottle when it is opened.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Pschitt!, a French soft drink created by Perrier in 1954. The name originates in the transcription in French of the noise made by a Perrier bottle when it is opened.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL i learned that some sharks that have no visible gums launch their teeth out when they are about to biteplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL i learned that some sharks that have no visible gums launch their teeth out when they are about to biteplus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL an experiment on seed germination at Michigan State University has been running ever since 1879, and plans to run until the year 2100.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL an experiment on seed germination at Michigan State University has been running ever since 1879, and plans to run until the year 2100.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL that Tiger Wood's real name is Eldrick Tont Woods.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Tiger Wood's real name is Eldrick Tont Woods.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoTIL in 2006 LEGO partnered in a cross-promotion with Duracell Batteries, in which a small Bionicle was included in a pack of AA Batteries.plus-squarebrickset.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2006 LEGO partnered in a cross-promotion with Duracell Batteries, in which a small Bionicle was included in a pack of AA Batteries.plus-squarebrickset.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink