frightful_hobgoblinEnglish · 8 hours agoToday I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkToday I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perceptionplus-squarefrerejones.comfrightful_hobgoblinEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square6fedilink
Jo Miran · 23 days agoTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down15
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkTIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.plus-squareyoutu.beJo Miran · 23 days agomessage-square5fedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 2 months 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-up114arrow-down10
arrow-up114arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
usernamesAreTrickyEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down14
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anestheticplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTrickyEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2fedilink
loopy@lemm.ee · 2 months agoTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down11
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Waldorf schoolsplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgloopy@lemm.ee · 2 months agomessage-square15fedilink
sgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 3 months agoTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1173arrow-down132
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifterplus-squarearstechnica.comsgibson5150@slrpnk.net · 3 months agomessage-square31fedilink
ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 3 months agoTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down17
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareTIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square17fedilink
zero_gravitas@aussie.zoneEnglish · 4 months agoTIL: Eating pine nuts can occasionally cause some people to experience a bitter or metallic taste lasting from a few days up to 2 weeksplus-squarewww.foodauthority.nsw.gov.auexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down17
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Eating pine nuts can occasionally cause some people to experience a bitter or metallic taste lasting from a few days up to 2 weeksplus-squarewww.foodauthority.nsw.gov.auzero_gravitas@aussie.zoneEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square4fedilink
wrig9547@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 months agoThere are French controlled islands off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkThere are French controlled islands off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada)plus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgwrig9547@lemm.eeEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square4fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-24 months agoSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down18
arrow-up1338arrow-down1imageSome owls have skinny long legslemm.eeLemmy@lemm.ee · edit-24 months agomessage-square26fedilink
Lemmy@lemm.ee · edit-24 months agoVladamir Putin played the piano and sang 'Blueberry Hill' in Englishplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down133
arrow-up1-23arrow-down1external-linkVladamir Putin played the piano and sang 'Blueberry Hill' in Englishplus-squareyoutu.beLemmy@lemm.ee · edit-24 months agomessage-square3fedilink
usernamesAreTrickyEnglish · 4 months agoTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down18
arrow-up1167arrow-down1external-linkTIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deathsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgusernamesAreTrickyEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square20fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down12
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkTIL There's a mostly herbivorous spider in Mexico and central Americaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agomessage-square5fedilink
TheGoonch@lemmy.world · 4 months agoTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down19
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a monument to the peer review process in Moscow, Russiaplus-squarewww.nature.comTheGoonch@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square4fedilink
Shadow@lemmy.ca · 4 months agoTIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out.plus-squarehackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down12
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkTIL some cities (like NYC) pump nitrogen into their phone lines to keep water out.plus-squarehackaday.comShadow@lemmy.ca · 4 months agomessage-square11fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.world · 5 months agoTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down11
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkTIL only 3% of manufactured foods sold in the U.S. are deemed "healthy" by the Food and Drug Administrationplus-squarewww.cbsnews.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square5fedilink
fievel@lemm.ee · 5 months agoTIL the etymology of british isles namesplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down13
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkTIL the etymology of british isles namesplus-squarewww.youtube.comfievel@lemm.ee · 5 months agomessage-square1fedilink
Comrade GitGud · 5 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-square12fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down142
arrow-up1-16arrow-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 · 5 months agomessage-square12fedilink
sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agoTIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down16
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a meat loving sea fleas that casually nibble on your skin at the beach but in rare sever cases it can cause real injuriesplus-squarewww.theguardian.comsun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square13fedilink
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agoTIL - The Library of Congress has a collection of slave stories, records and photosplus-squarewww.loc.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkTIL - The Library of Congress has a collection of slave stories, records and photosplus-squarewww.loc.govpelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
