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Chozo@fedia.io · 21 hours agoTIL that some Shinto mythology refers to October as "the month without gods", as this is the time the gods take to gather at Izumo Shrine and check in with each other on the state of the world.plus-squaremastodon.socialexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that some Shinto mythology refers to October as "the month without gods", as this is the time the gods take to gather at Izumo Shrine and check in with each other on the state of the world.plus-squaremastodon.socialChozo@fedia.io · 21 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 1 day agoTIL not everyone tells jokes on beggar's nightplus-squarewww.desmoinesregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL not everyone tells jokes on beggar's nightplus-squarewww.desmoinesregister.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the largest cemetery in the world is Wadi-us-Salaam in Iraq. It has 6 million bodies, covers 6.01 km2/2.32 sq mi of land and has been in use for at least 1400 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the largest cemetery in the world is Wadi-us-Salaam in Iraq. It has 6 million bodies, covers 6.01 km2/2.32 sq mi of land and has been in use for at least 1400 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Chris@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agoTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukChris@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
ryujin470@fedia.io · 2 days agoTIL there's a town called "Xbox" in Yucatán, southeastern Mexicoplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL there's a town called "Xbox" in Yucatán, southeastern Mexicoplus-squareryujin470@fedia.io · 2 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
irreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrantplus-squaregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrantplus-squaregizmodo.comirreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoTIL there are multiple episodes of Caillou where his behavior was so awful that PBS Kids banned them from being re-aired.plus-squarecaillou.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are multiple episodes of Caillou where his behavior was so awful that PBS Kids banned them from being re-aired.plus-squarecaillou.fandom.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 3 days agoTIL that to combine KOSA with COPPA 2.0 and another act, the US Senate amended a random paper-shuffling act to replace it with the new version of KOSA.plus-squarewww.congress.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to combine KOSA with COPPA 2.0 and another act, the US Senate amended a random paper-shuffling act to replace it with the new version of KOSA.plus-squarewww.congress.govAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 3 days agoTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL the woman who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch is a queerphobic Trump fan.plus-squarewww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the woman who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch is a queerphobic Trump fan.plus-squarewww.vanityfair.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL Sugar, Sugar by The Archies has a bunch of reggae and soul coversplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL Sugar, Sugar by The Archies has a bunch of reggae and soul coversplus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
grue@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL ballots in Montana vary the order of candidates in order to eliminate first-listed advantageplus-squarewww.youtube.comvideomessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1videoTIL ballots in Montana vary the order of candidates in order to eliminate first-listed advantageplus-squarewww.youtube.comgrue@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.plus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 5 days agoTIL The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was named after a merge between The Seattle Post and The Daily Intelligencerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Seattle Post-Intelligencer was named after a merge between The Seattle Post and The Daily Intelligencerplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgAatube@kbin.melroy.org · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
irreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoTIL About the Green Children of Woolpitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL About the Green Children of Woolpitplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgirreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agoTIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkTIL that only 1 song used in the film Singin' in the Rain was entirely new. All of the other songs, including Singin' in the Rain, had already been used in previous films in one form or another.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square8fedilink
realitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agoTIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plantsplus-squareasm.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkTIL fungi (i.e mushrooms, yeast, mould) are more closely related to us humans than to plantsplus-squareasm.orgrealitista@lemm.eeEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square19fedilink