Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL an Australian bartender exploited an ATM glitch and went on a $1.6 million spending spree over 4.5 months before getting caught!plus-squaretechoreon.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL an Australian bartender exploited an ATM glitch and went on a $1.6 million spending spree over 4.5 months before getting caught!plus-squaretechoreon.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the hottest place in the universe is on Earth. In a lab, scientists created plasma with temperatures of 5 trillion degrees Celsius, hotter than the center of the sun.plus-squareww2.aip.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the hottest place in the universe is on Earth. In a lab, scientists created plasma with temperatures of 5 trillion degrees Celsius, hotter than the center of the sun.plus-squareww2.aip.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL beaver dams saved a wetland in the Czech Republic. The government was planning to do the same thing, but the bureaucracy took too long. The dams saved $1.2 million.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL beaver dams saved a wetland in the Czech Republic. The government was planning to do the same thing, but the bureaucracy took too long. The dams saved $1.2 million.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building between the 78th & 80th floors, which killed 14 people and injured 26 others. Although on a normal workday, as many as 15,000 p...plus-squarewarfarehistorynetwork.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building between the 78th & 80th floors, which killed 14 people and injured 26 others. Although on a normal workday, as many as 15,000 p...plus-squarewarfarehistorynetwork.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL to help finance the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, producers secured funding from Led Zeppelin, Elton John, and Pink Floyd. The British comedy was first released 50 years ago this week,...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL to help finance the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, producers secured funding from Led Zeppelin, Elton John, and Pink Floyd. The British comedy was first released 50 years ago this week,...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake created the Drake Equation, a formula to estimate the number of communicative alien civilizations in our galaxy, sparking the modern search for extraterrestrial...plus-squarewww.seti.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake created the Drake Equation, a formula to estimate the number of communicative alien civilizations in our galaxy, sparking the modern search for extraterrestrial...plus-squarewww.seti.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that in 18th century England, people would pay to attend Bedlam, a private lunatic asylum, to watch the mentally ill as entertainmentplus-squareretrospectjournal.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 18th century England, people would pay to attend Bedlam, a private lunatic asylum, to watch the mentally ill as entertainmentplus-squareretrospectjournal.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that on 10th February 1890 an estimated 180,000 mummified cats, weighing 19.5 tons, were shipped from Egypt to Liverpool, auctioned, and sold for fertilizerplus-squarewww.liverpoolmuseums.org.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that on 10th February 1890 an estimated 180,000 mummified cats, weighing 19.5 tons, were shipped from Egypt to Liverpool, auctioned, and sold for fertilizerplus-squarewww.liverpoolmuseums.org.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that Sam Houston is the only person to have served as the governor of 2 U.S. states, with him serving as the 6th governor of Tennessee from 1827-1829, and as the 7th governor of Texas from 185...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Sam Houston is the only person to have served as the governor of 2 U.S. states, with him serving as the 6th governor of Tennessee from 1827-1829, and as the 7th governor of Texas from 185...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Thailand declared war on the United States in 1942. However, the Thai ambassador to the United States refused to deliver the war declaration. As a result, the US simply ignored Thailand's decl...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Thailand declared war on the United States in 1942. However, the Thai ambassador to the United States refused to deliver the war declaration. As a result, the US simply ignored Thailand's decl...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Italy is home to the “World Capital of Ugly People,” where an official club celebrates ugliness with festivals, rankings, and a satirical "No-Bel" Prize. And you can apply to be assessed for m...plus-squarewww.theparisreview.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Italy is home to the “World Capital of Ugly People,” where an official club celebrates ugliness with festivals, rankings, and a satirical "No-Bel" Prize. And you can apply to be assessed for m...plus-squarewww.theparisreview.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Part of N.Machiavelli's diplomatic mission to Cesare Borgia included sending intel back to his government, even down to Borgia's personal habits. He noticed that he had inhuman energy and coul...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Part of N.Machiavelli's diplomatic mission to Cesare Borgia included sending intel back to his government, even down to Borgia's personal habits. He noticed that he had inhuman energy and coul...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoToday I Learned that a rare Panamanian tree fern can turn its dead leaves into functioning roots. When the fronds die and touch the ground, they regrow into nutrient-absorbing roots, effectively r...plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkToday I Learned that a rare Panamanian tree fern can turn its dead leaves into functioning roots. When the fronds die and touch the ground, they regrow into nutrient-absorbing roots, effectively r...plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, intended to boost the U.S. economy in 1930, instead helped trigger one of the largest collapses in global trade history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, intended to boost the U.S. economy in 1930, instead helped trigger one of the largest collapses in global trade history.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.onlinetodayilearned@lemmit.online
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that static shocks can involve tens of thousands of volts, and even several amps of current, but don’t hurt you because they last only millionths of a second.plus-squarewww.metroid.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that static shocks can involve tens of thousands of volts, and even several amps of current, but don’t hurt you because they last only millionths of a second.plus-squarewww.metroid.net.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL Harald a lowly Viking Chieftain proposed to his concubine Gyda, who declined, saying she’d only marry him if he ruled all of Norway. Harald vowed not to cut or comb his hair until he achieved ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Harald a lowly Viking Chieftain proposed to his concubine Gyda, who declined, saying she’d only marry him if he ruled all of Norway. Harald vowed not to cut or comb his hair until he achieved ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL in 1950 only 9 percent of American households had a television set, but by 1960 the figure had reached 90 percent.plus-squareguides.loc.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1950 only 9 percent of American households had a television set, but by 1960 the figure had reached 90 percent.plus-squareguides.loc.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agoTIL the hat worn by the Smurfs is called a Phrygian cap and is synonymous with liberty. Also known as a Thracian cap, it dates back over 2000 years.plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the hat worn by the Smurfs is called a Phrygian cap and is synonymous with liberty. Also known as a Thracian cap, it dates back over 2000 years.plus-squarewww.youtube.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
