Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agoTIL that close to half of the US population is projected to have obesity by the year 2030 (article is from 2019)plus-squarewww.hsph.harvard.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that close to half of the US population is projected to have obesity by the year 2030 (article is from 2019)plus-squarewww.hsph.harvard.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agoTIL scientists recovered DNA from the extinct miniature elephant on Sicily. Two different species of miniature elephants evolved separately on the same island. The smallest one was a meter tall an...plus-squarewww.nhm.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL scientists recovered DNA from the extinct miniature elephant on Sicily. Two different species of miniature elephants evolved separately on the same island. The smallest one was a meter tall an...plus-squarewww.nhm.ac.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agoTIL: There was a German medical study on Shuriken (ninja stars) wounds. They used pig carcasses while researchers threw a cyclone shuriken, a plastic one, and a traditional one. All 3 were capable...plus-squarepubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There was a German medical study on Shuriken (ninja stars) wounds. They used pig carcasses while researchers threw a cyclone shuriken, a plastic one, and a traditional one. All 3 were capable...plus-squarepubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agoTIL in the 1980s, a newly-wed wife realized that her husband's family recipe book was actually the first cookbook ever written in the Korean alphabet, written by a noble named Lady Jang in the 167...plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in the 1980s, a newly-wed wife realized that her husband's family recipe book was actually the first cookbook ever written in the Korean alphabet, written by a noble named Lady Jang in the 167...plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agoTIL Years ago, when two children were born within 12 months of each other, people called them "Irish twins." When a mom had three kids within three years, they were called "Irish triplets." This w...plus-squarewww.parents.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Years ago, when two children were born within 12 months of each other, people called them "Irish twins." When a mom had three kids within three years, they were called "Irish triplets." This w...plus-squarewww.parents.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL the Dating Show Killer Rodney Alcala and the Torso Killer Richard Cottingham both worked in the same office at the same time at Blue Cross although they both claim to have not known each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Dating Show Killer Rodney Alcala and the Torso Killer Richard Cottingham both worked in the same office at the same time at Blue Cross although they both claim to have not known each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL that cats love eating (human) earwax. Apparently, the proteins in it smell delicious to them.plus-squarewww.thedodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cats love eating (human) earwax. Apparently, the proteins in it smell delicious to them.plus-squarewww.thedodo.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL Mongolia has a traditional type of air dried meat called borts. The meat is usually beef, camel, or goat and is cut into thin strips that are then hung up to dry from November to December when...plus-squarecorrectmongolia.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mongolia has a traditional type of air dried meat called borts. The meat is usually beef, camel, or goat and is cut into thin strips that are then hung up to dry from November to December when...plus-squarecorrectmongolia.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL that in the original Grease musical, Sandy was not Australian. When she was cast, Olivia Newton-John agreed to be paid at a lower rate in exchange for rewriting the script to make Sandy Austra...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the original Grease musical, Sandy was not Australian. When she was cast, Olivia Newton-John agreed to be paid at a lower rate in exchange for rewriting the script to make Sandy Austra...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL That the 16th century Swiss alchemist Paracelsus claimed to have created a homunculus (a tiny human) by placing a vial of semen in horse dung, burying the mixture for 40 days, then digging it ...plus-squarepelicanmagazine.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That the 16th century Swiss alchemist Paracelsus claimed to have created a homunculus (a tiny human) by placing a vial of semen in horse dung, burying the mixture for 40 days, then digging it ...plus-squarepelicanmagazine.com.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL Hotels in the US always have ice, because the burgeoning Holiday Inn wanted to set themselves apartplus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hotels in the US always have ice, because the burgeoning Holiday Inn wanted to set themselves apartplus-squarewww.mentalfloss.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL The first use of commercial refrigeration was in Australia to keep beer cold.plus-squarecoolphase.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The first use of commercial refrigeration was in Australia to keep beer cold.plus-squarecoolphase.com.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL that Spock from Star Trek was almost cut from the show. NBC feared that the Vulcan "looked like the devil and might offend religionists in the audience."plus-squarewww.cbr.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Spock from Star Trek was almost cut from the show. NBC feared that the Vulcan "looked like the devil and might offend religionists in the audience."plus-squarewww.cbr.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL the scene in This is Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germa...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the scene in This is Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germa...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL: In 1987, two Chicago TV stations were hijacked by an unknown person in a Max Headroom mask, interrupting broadcasts with bizarre and still-unsolved pirate transmissions.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1987, two Chicago TV stations were hijacked by an unknown person in a Max Headroom mask, interrupting broadcasts with bizarre and still-unsolved pirate transmissions.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL that in 2006, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of North Korean web portal Naenara, around 300 users gathered to organize a flash mob. The gathering was dispersed immediately, and all online c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2006, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of North Korean web portal Naenara, around 300 users gathered to organize a flash mob. The gathering was dispersed immediately, and all online c...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL former Disney head Jeffrey Katzenberg attempted to dissuade Robin Williams from playing Batty Koda in the film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, as Katzenberg only wanted Williams to voice the G...plus-squarewww.cinemablend.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL former Disney head Jeffrey Katzenberg attempted to dissuade Robin Williams from playing Batty Koda in the film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, as Katzenberg only wanted Williams to voice the G...plus-squarewww.cinemablend.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL: Ted Danson's second wife, producer Cassandra "Casey" Coates, suffered a stroke while giving birth to their first daughter, Kate. Ted spent several years caring for her and helping her recuper...plus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Ted Danson's second wife, producer Cassandra "Casey" Coates, suffered a stroke while giving birth to their first daughter, Kate. Ted spent several years caring for her and helping her recuper...plus-squarewikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plantsplus-squareasm.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plantsplus-squareasm.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agoTIL that after hurricane Katrina, due to miscalculation, FEMA had 85M pounds of ice at storage facilites around the U.S and melted it two years later after 12.5 million dollars in storage fees.plus-squareabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that after hurricane Katrina, due to miscalculation, FEMA had 85M pounds of ice at storage facilites around the U.S and melted it two years later after 12.5 million dollars in storage fees.plus-squareabcnews.go.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square0fedilink
