Kathrin@trouth.eu · 1 hour agoToday I learned that Wernher von Braun (of Nazi Rocket Scientist infamy) wrote a sci-fi novel about Mars colonisation. In 1971 a South African racist named his son after the book'splus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareToday I learned that Wernher von Braun (of Nazi Rocket Scientist infamy) wrote a sci-fi novel about Mars colonisation. In 1971 a South African racist named his son after the book'splus-squareKathrin@trouth.eu · 1 hour agomessage-square0fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 days agoTIL After Joan of Arc was executed on charges of heresy, her mother spent 25 years clearing her name. She convinced the pope to reopen Joan's case and attended the retrial - in her 70s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down11
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkTIL After Joan of Arc was executed on charges of heresy, her mother spent 25 years clearing her name. She convinced the pope to reopen Joan's case and attended the retrial - in her 70s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square15fedilink
drbollocks@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-216 hours ago(sorry if this doesn’t fit) i don’t speak russian, so today i learned “lunch” and “dinner” apparently use the same word (although dinner also has ужин)plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down14
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-square(sorry if this doesn’t fit) i don’t speak russian, so today i learned “lunch” and “dinner” apparently use the same word (although dinner also has ужин)plus-squaredrbollocks@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-216 hours agomessage-square7fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Danny Trejo has a clause in his movie contracts that requires his villainous characters to die by the end of the film. He wants children to learn that crime doesn't pay.plus-squaretoofab.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down13
arrow-up1207arrow-down1external-linkTIL Danny Trejo has a clause in his movie contracts that requires his villainous characters to die by the end of the film. He wants children to learn that crime doesn't pay.plus-squaretoofab.comColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square26fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL in 1945 after a compulsory viewing of a film on the holocaust, 1000 German POWs at Camp Butner burned their German uniforms in disgustplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1945 after a compulsory viewing of a film on the holocaust, 1000 German POWs at Camp Butner burned their German uniforms in disgustplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square10fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL April 8th 1945 a prisoner at Buchenwald rigged up a radio transmitter and sent a message in a desperate attempt to contact the allies for rescue. 3 minutes after his message the US Army answered "plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkTIL April 8th 1945 a prisoner at Buchenwald rigged up a radio transmitter and sent a message in a desperate attempt to contact the allies for rescue. 3 minutes after his message the US Army answered "plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square3fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL optical telegraphs (at the turn of the 19th century) had many features now commonplace in modern networks, including control characters, routing, error control, flow control, message priority, andplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkTIL optical telegraphs (at the turn of the 19th century) had many features now commonplace in modern networks, including control characters, routing, error control, flow control, message priority, andplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL that two libraries in Portugal allow bats to nest in them, because they eat bugs that would eat the books.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down11
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkTIL that two libraries in Portugal allow bats to nest in them, because they eat bugs that would eat the books.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL, that the largest arthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab.plus-squareanimaldiversity.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down11
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkTIL, that the largest arthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab.plus-squareanimaldiversity.orgColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square2fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL During the height of Frasier's popularity, Moose, the dog who played Eddie, received more fan mail than any of his human costars.plus-squarenews.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL During the height of Frasier's popularity, Moose, the dog who played Eddie, received more fan mail than any of his human costars.plus-squarenews.bbc.co.ukColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Australia is home to 10% of the world's reptile species, which is more than any other country.plus-squarewww.utas.edu.auexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL Australia is home to 10% of the world's reptile species, which is more than any other country.plus-squarewww.utas.edu.auColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL Robert Kehoe discovered reports that the chemical benzidine caused bladder cancer. His client, DuPont, made benzidine. Instead of alerting the American public, Kehoe stuffed the report in a box. Tplus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkTIL Robert Kehoe discovered reports that the chemical benzidine caused bladder cancer. His client, DuPont, made benzidine. Instead of alerting the American public, Kehoe stuffed the report in a box. Tplus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL a poll of 1,000 US visitors to Scotland found 33% thought haggis was an animal; 23% said they came to Scotland believing they could catch one. Haggis is traditionally made out of a sheep's stomachplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down11
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkTIL a poll of 1,000 US visitors to Scotland found 33% thought haggis was an animal; 23% said they came to Scotland believing they could catch one. Haggis is traditionally made out of a sheep's stomachplus-squarewww.theguardian.comColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL In 1863 Copperhead leader Clement Vallandigham was exiled across enemy lines to the Confederacy by order of Abraham Lincoln, who considered him a “wily agitator” but did not want him to become a mplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1863 Copperhead leader Clement Vallandigham was exiled across enemy lines to the Confederacy by order of Abraham Lincoln, who considered him a “wily agitator” but did not want him to become a mplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
tetris11@lemmy.ml · 3 days agoTIL "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head" was first written for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTIL "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head" was first written for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgtetris11@lemmy.ml · 3 days agomessage-square2fedilink
Coldmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agoTIL In 1315 the republic of Florence abolished direct taxation, which was perceived as oppressive. The city was funded instead by indirect taxes, like tariffs and consumption taxes but also adopted aplus-squarewww.itakehistory.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down12
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1315 the republic of Florence abolished direct taxation, which was perceived as oppressive. The city was funded instead by indirect taxes, like tariffs and consumption taxes but also adopted aplus-squarewww.itakehistory.comColdmoon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
JoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.mlEnglish · 14 days agoTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.plus-squarewww.etymonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down11
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1external-linkTIL "god damn" doesn't actually refer to God.plus-squarewww.etymonline.comJoYo 🇺🇸@lemmy.mlEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square0fedilink
snek_boi@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-225 days agoTIL that as you increase your walking speed there is a point where walking any faster would take more energy than runningplus-squaretheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that as you increase your walking speed there is a point where walking any faster would take more energy than runningplus-squaretheconversation.comsnek_boi@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-225 days agomessage-square2fedilink
HotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoTIL that the OBS logo is a Japanese taiko drum symbol.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageTIL that the OBS logo is a Japanese taiko drum symbol.lemmy.mlHotWheelsVroom@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de · edit-23 months agoTIL the voice actor for Marshmellow on Bob's Burger was David Herman for the first 8 seasons and now is done by Jari Jonesplus-squarebobs-burgers.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the voice actor for Marshmellow on Bob's Burger was David Herman for the first 8 seasons and now is done by Jari Jonesplus-squarebobs-burgers.fandom.comBluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de · edit-23 months agomessage-square0fedilink
