L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.plus-squarebeemission.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.plus-squarebeemission.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Hera@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Michigan is the top cherry producing stateplus-squarewww.tastingtable.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Michigan is the top cherry producing stateplus-squarewww.tastingtable.comHera@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that In 2018, A hacker broke into people’s routers (100,000 of them) and patched their vulnerabilities up so that they couldn’t be abused by other hackers.plus-squarewww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that In 2018, A hacker broke into people’s routers (100,000 of them) and patched their vulnerabilities up so that they couldn’t be abused by other hackers.plus-squarewww.zdnet.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Alaska P. Davidson was the first female special agent hired by the Bureau of Investigation. Davidson was hired by director William J. Burns in 1922 but was forced to resign by Director J. Edgar...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Alaska P. Davidson was the first female special agent hired by the Bureau of Investigation. Davidson was hired by director William J. Burns in 1922 but was forced to resign by Director J. Edgar...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Ludwig van Beethoven didn't get along with his brother Johann and was heavily opposed to his marriage to a housekeeper. After the purchase of an estate, Johann signed a letter to Ludwig "From y...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Ludwig van Beethoven didn't get along with his brother Johann and was heavily opposed to his marriage to a housekeeper. After the purchase of an estate, Johann signed a letter to Ludwig "From y...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
jajareded@discuss.onlineEnglish · 1 year agoTIL olive oil is safe at high heatplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL olive oil is safe at high heatplus-squarewww.youtube.comjajareded@discuss.onlineEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL King Louis XI plotted to kill a court astrologer who correctly predicted a death in his court fearing he'd done it himself. Before giving his guards the signal he asked if he knew when he'd die...www.heritage-history.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL King Louis XI plotted to kill a court astrologer who correctly predicted a death in his court fearing he'd done it himself. Before giving his guards the signal he asked if he knew when he'd die...www.heritage-history.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL During the shooting event of the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, Herbert Polzhuber drank 10 glasses of beer and a bottle of cognac, stepped onto the shooting platform, shot all his bullets...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL During the shooting event of the 1965 World Pentathlon Championships, Herbert Polzhuber drank 10 glasses of beer and a bottle of cognac, stepped onto the shooting platform, shot all his bullets...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Trones@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year agoTIL There's a town in Spain that has an annual tomato fight; last year 130 tonnes of tomatoes were thrown by attendeesplus-squarewww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL There's a town in Spain that has an annual tomato fight; last year 130 tonnes of tomatoes were thrown by attendeesplus-squarewww.reuters.comTrones@lemmy.oneEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that there are approximately 299 people cryogenically frozen in Scottsdale, Arizonaplus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there are approximately 299 people cryogenically frozen in Scottsdale, Arizonaplus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the notion that lactic acid is the reason we experience muscle soreness after a workout has been debunked in the 1980s. Research suggests the soreness is a result of a cascade of physiological ...plus-squarewww.pfizer.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the notion that lactic acid is the reason we experience muscle soreness after a workout has been debunked in the 1980s. Research suggests the soreness is a result of a cascade of physiological ...plus-squarewww.pfizer.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL 50-80% of the population has herpesplus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 50-80% of the population has herpesplus-squarewww.hopkinsmedicine.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Prince was a huge Bangles fan. He wrote then gave them their breakout hit, "Manic Monday".www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Prince was a huge Bangles fan. He wrote then gave them their breakout hit, "Manic Monday".www.npr.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
No_Eponym@lemmy.cacakeEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the first modern, non-Indigenous legal precedent explicitly considering a canoe a "vessel" didn't happen in Canada until 2018.plus-squareadmiraltylaw.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first modern, non-Indigenous legal precedent explicitly considering a canoe a "vessel" didn't happen in Canada until 2018.plus-squareadmiraltylaw.comNo_Eponym@lemmy.cacakeEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Shirley Temple hated the mocktail of lemon-lime soda/ginger ale and grenadine named after her, declaring it "too sweet". In 1988, she won a lawsuit to stop a bottled version from using her name.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Shirley Temple hated the mocktail of lemon-lime soda/ginger ale and grenadine named after her, declaring it "too sweet". In 1988, she won a lawsuit to stop a bottled version from using her name.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Upon the death of the Dalai Lama, a search for his reincarnation is conducted where a child is identified through a series of 'tests' before being recognized as the succeeding Dalai Lama. The c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Upon the death of the Dalai Lama, a search for his reincarnation is conducted where a child is identified through a series of 'tests' before being recognized as the succeeding Dalai Lama. The c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
glorious_albus@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoTIL you can edit your post title on lemmy unlike reddit.message-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL you can edit your post title on lemmy unlike reddit.glorious_albus@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: Tommy Thompson was an American treasure hunter who successfully found millions of dollars worth of gold coins from the SS Central America. However, he went on the run due to refusing to pay of...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Tommy Thompson was an American treasure hunter who successfully found millions of dollars worth of gold coins from the SS Central America. However, he went on the run due to refusing to pay of...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that according to an FBI report, Elvis Presley believed the Beatles had led young people astray “by their filthy unkempt appearances and suggestive music”plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that according to an FBI report, Elvis Presley believed the Beatles had led young people astray “by their filthy unkempt appearances and suggestive music”plus-squarewww.theguardian.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
L4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in 1969, concert promoter Bill Graham was asked to help organize the Woodstock Festival. He agreed under one condition: that Santana would be included in the lineup. After Bill persisted, Santa...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1969, concert promoter Bill Graham was asked to help organize the Woodstock Festival. He agreed under one condition: that Santana would be included in the lineup. After Bill persisted, Santa...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgL4sBot@lemmy.worldBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink