Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of Supai, Arizona, the only place in the US where mail is still delivered by mules. The community has been referred to as "the most remote community" in the contiguous United Statesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Supai, Arizona, the only place in the US where mail is still delivered by mules. The community has been referred to as "the most remote community" in the contiguous United Statesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square0fedilink
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-up13arrow-down10
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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square0fedilink
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-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-square0fedilinkarrow-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-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Neapolitan ice cream's colors were originally green (pistachio), white (vanilla), and red/pink (cherry) to resemble the Italian flag.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Neapolitan ice cream's colors were originally green (pistachio), white (vanilla), and red/pink (cherry) to resemble the Italian flag.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL There is a maze of tunnels under Las Vegas and people live in themplus-squarewww.deseret.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL There is a maze of tunnels under Las Vegas and people live in themplus-squarewww.deseret.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that an undefined number of rats, accused of destroying barley crops in 16th-century France, had a lawyer named Barthélemy de Chasseneuz. He cleverly sought delays, citing rats' age and health,...plus-squarewww.grunge.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that an undefined number of rats, accused of destroying barley crops in 16th-century France, had a lawyer named Barthélemy de Chasseneuz. He cleverly sought delays, citing rats' age and health,...plus-squarewww.grunge.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Yasushi Takahashi left behind his girlfriend for six months to wander across Japan to create an epic marriage proposal. Carrying a GPS, Yassan covered 7,163.7 km mostly by walking, but with som...plus-squareventurebeat.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Yasushi Takahashi left behind his girlfriend for six months to wander across Japan to create an epic marriage proposal. Carrying a GPS, Yassan covered 7,163.7 km mostly by walking, but with som...plus-squareventurebeat.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that despite the popular belief that SOS stands for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls", it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS was developed because it was an easy sequence of letters to ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that despite the popular belief that SOS stands for "Save Our Ship" or "Save Our Souls", it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS was developed because it was an easy sequence of letters to ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL That spotting a “Masked Hunter” bug is almost always a sign that you have bedbugs!plus-squareuwm.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That spotting a “Masked Hunter” bug is almost always a sign that you have bedbugs!plus-squareuwm.eduMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL According to the National Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one (or ace) are 12,500 to 1 but a Tour player has a 3,000 to 1 chance of making an ace.plus-squarewww.pga.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL According to the National Hole-in-One Registry, the odds of the average golfer making a hole-in-one (or ace) are 12,500 to 1 but a Tour player has a 3,000 to 1 chance of making an ace.plus-squarewww.pga.comMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Madbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its starplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its starplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMadbrad200@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in 1927 the University of Michigan had two live Wolverines as mascots”Biff and Bennie”. However, they were so ferocious the players refused to carry them around and soon were too vicious to hav...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1927 the University of Michigan had two live Wolverines as mascots”Biff and Bennie”. However, they were so ferocious the players refused to carry them around and soon were too vicious to hav...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgMaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink