pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 28 days agoTIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the "Blowing smoke up my ass" phrase probably didn't come from a medical usage, but North Americans did use tobacco for health reasons.plus-squareenglish.stackexchange.compelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 28 days agomessage-square5fedilink
loopy@lemm.ee · 1 month agoTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgloopy@lemm.ee · 1 month agomessage-square2fedilink
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 2 months agoTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comsgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-23 months agoVladamir Putin played the piano and sang 'Blueberry Hill' in Englishplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkVladamir Putin played the piano and sang 'Blueberry Hill' in Englishplus-squareyoutu.beLemmy@lemm.ee · edit-23 months agomessage-square2fedilink
TheGoonch@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comTheGoonch@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square2fedilink
Shadow@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoTIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out.plus-squarehackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out.plus-squarehackaday.comShadow@lemmy.ca · 4 months agomessage-square2fedilink
Comrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, a psychological concept wherein you strategically fail to perform something you don't actually want to doplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgComrade GitGud@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square1fedilink
loopy@lemm.ee · edit-26 months agoTIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squarelithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL most ancient texts were read out loud and it was strange if someone read to themselfplus-squarelithub.comloopy@lemm.ee · edit-26 months agomessage-square0fedilink
usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoTIL about forced molting where chickens are intentionally starved for 7-14 days to increase their rate of egg production afterwardsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL about forced molting where chickens are intentionally starved for 7-14 days to increase their rate of egg production afterwardsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square0fedilink