contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 hours agoTIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.plus-squarewww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.plus-squarewww.cnn.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 10 hours agoTIL Japan has a lower median wage than Polandplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkTIL Japan has a lower median wage than Polandplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 10 hours agomessage-square6fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 19 hours agoTIL about Chai tea, naan bread, and double namesplus-squareblog.duolingo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down13
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Chai tea, naan bread, and double namesplus-squareblog.duolingo.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 19 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square3fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agoTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down11
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agoTIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stressplus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down15
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stressplus-squarewww.npr.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agomessage-square3fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down112
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkTIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square31fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down11
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkTIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Otter@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agoTIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up1133arrow-down18
arrow-up1125arrow-down1external-linkTIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgOtter@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agoTIL about the SS Eastland, which rolled over while docked in the Chicago River, killing 844 people. The incident is considered the biggest loss of life on the North American Great Lakes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down11
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the SS Eastland, which rolled over while docked in the Chicago River, killing 844 people. The incident is considered the biggest loss of life on the North American Great Lakes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agomessage-square3fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agoTIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"plus-squarewww.kuow.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down12
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkTIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"plus-squarewww.kuow.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agomessage-square4fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL it's estimated that out of the 100,000 or more species of mushrooms worldwide, just over 100 are toxic.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down13
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkTIL it's estimated that out of the 100,000 or more species of mushrooms worldwide, just over 100 are toxic.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL Brooklyn used to have a huge elephant brothel until it burned downplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down12
arrow-up1137arrow-down1imageTIL Brooklyn used to have a huge elephant brothel until it burned downplus-squarelemmy.worldPencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square19fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agoTIL Coney Island was at one point and island and they artificially connected it to Brooklyn in the 1920s-30splus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down13
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkTIL Coney Island was at one point and island and they artificially connected it to Brooklyn in the 1920s-30splus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL that the Vincent Price's spoken word portion of "Thriller" was written the day of recordingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Vincent Price's spoken word portion of "Thriller" was written the day of recordingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agoTIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down14
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2plus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agomessage-square5fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL most escaped mental patients just go home and resume their everyday activitiesplus-squarewww.psychiatricnursing.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down11
arrow-up140arrow-down1external-linkTIL most escaped mental patients just go home and resume their everyday activitiesplus-squarewww.psychiatricnursing.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL about the Union of the Comoros; an archipelagic country off the southeast coast of Africa with an estimated population of 1 million people.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11
arrow-up18arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Union of the Comoros; an archipelagic country off the southeast coast of Africa with an estimated population of 1 million people.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were riggedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down14
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were riggedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square8fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agoTIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down15
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkTIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agomessage-square5fedilink