Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 32 minutes agoTIL The Saturn V rocket at 363 ft (111m) is taller than the tallest building in 85 countries, 14 US states, and the District of Columbiaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Saturn V rocket at 363 ft (111m) is taller than the tallest building in 85 countries, 14 US states, and the District of Columbiaplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 32 minutes agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 33 minutes agoTIL that Casanova, the famous womanizer, wrote a five-volume story about an underground world inhabited by dwarvesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Casanova, the famous womanizer, wrote a five-volume story about an underground world inhabited by dwarvesplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 33 minutes agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL there is a Filipino dish called pinapaitan, a kind of goat stew. It is seasoned with the goat’s bile (which makes it bitter) and offal, such as tripe, kidneys, liver, heart, intestines, pancre...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is a Filipino dish called pinapaitan, a kind of goat stew. It is seasoned with the goat’s bile (which makes it bitter) and offal, such as tripe, kidneys, liver, heart, intestines, pancre...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that president Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest while giving a speech in 1912,but instead of going to the hospital, he insisted on finishing the speech first. He talked for over 80 minute...plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that president Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest while giving a speech in 1912,but instead of going to the hospital, he insisted on finishing the speech first. He talked for over 80 minute...plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL I learned that 2 of the 3 Hanson brothers actors from the movie Slap Shot - Steve Carlson and Dave Hanson- played in the NHL.plus-squarewww.hockeydb.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL I learned that 2 of the 3 Hanson brothers actors from the movie Slap Shot - Steve Carlson and Dave Hanson- played in the NHL.plus-squarewww.hockeydb.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that the human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause penile, anal and mouth/throat cancer in men in addition to cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer in womenplus-squarewww.cancer.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause penile, anal and mouth/throat cancer in men in addition to cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer in womenplus-squarewww.cancer.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL Pope Leo X buried his pet elephant beneath the Vatican courtyardplus-squareslate.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Pope Leo X buried his pet elephant beneath the Vatican courtyardplus-squareslate.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that in February 1972, Franken Berry cereal included an indigestible pigment that turned some children's feces pink, a symptom sometimes referred to as "Franken Berry stool".plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in February 1972, Franken Berry cereal included an indigestible pigment that turned some children's feces pink, a symptom sometimes referred to as "Franken Berry stool".plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL about Qanats, which is a water supply system that was developed in ancient Iran for the purpose of transporting usable water to the surface from an aquifer or a well through an underground aqu...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Qanats, which is a water supply system that was developed in ancient Iran for the purpose of transporting usable water to the surface from an aquifer or a well through an underground aqu...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL the FDA allowed medical device makers to file malfunction reports in bulk into a secret database from 1997–2019, hiding over 6 million cases, including 2.1 million dental implant malfunctions.plus-squarekffhealthnews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTIL the FDA allowed medical device makers to file malfunction reports in bulk into a secret database from 1997–2019, hiding over 6 million cases, including 2.1 million dental implant malfunctions.plus-squarekffhealthnews.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL most living areas in ancient Roman Cities lacked any kitchen area, with most citizens either getting food from from a communal kitchen or buying prepared foods from street vendorsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTIL most living areas in ancient Roman Cities lacked any kitchen area, with most citizens either getting food from from a communal kitchen or buying prepared foods from street vendorsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL steamed cheeseburgers are hamburgers topped with cheese that are cooked via steaming and originally only served by restaurants in central Connecticut in the United States.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL steamed cheeseburgers are hamburgers topped with cheese that are cooked via steaming and originally only served by restaurants in central Connecticut in the United States.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL in 2001, the managing director of Aston Manor, Britain’s 3rd-biggest cidery, plotted to contaminate the market leader, Bulmer’s, with yeast that would cause vomiting. The employee paid to intr...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2001, the managing director of Aston Manor, Britain’s 3rd-biggest cidery, plotted to contaminate the market leader, Bulmer’s, with yeast that would cause vomiting. The employee paid to intr...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL about Dudeism. A modern form of Taoism, stripped of its metaphysical and medical doctrines, that emerged from the cult classic The Big Lebowski. It advocates for “going with the flow”, “being ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Dudeism. A modern form of Taoism, stripped of its metaphysical and medical doctrines, that emerged from the cult classic The Big Lebowski. It advocates for “going with the flow”, “being ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agoTIL Borkum, a North Sea island once completely bee-free, is now a prime location for controlled bee breeding due to its isolation.plus-squarewww.borkum.deexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Borkum, a North Sea island once completely bee-free, is now a prime location for controlled bee breeding due to its isolation.plus-squarewww.borkum.deLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoToday I learned of Coturnism, or quail poisoning, where eating quail can cause spontaneous muscle breakdown, or Rhabdomyolysis. This happens if the quail you eat ate poisonous plants.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned of Coturnism, or quail poisoning, where eating quail can cause spontaneous muscle breakdown, or Rhabdomyolysis. This happens if the quail you eat ate poisonous plants.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agoTIL that the Tex-Mex dish nachos was created by a hotel worker named Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya to feed hungry guests one night after the hotel chef had left. The dish was so popular it was added to th...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Tex-Mex dish nachos was created by a hotel worker named Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya to feed hungry guests one night after the hotel chef had left. The dish was so popular it was added to th...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 10 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agoTIL Willie Nelson released an album called “The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?” with all the proceeds going to the IRS in order to clear his tax debts.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Willie Nelson released an album called “The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?” with all the proceeds going to the IRS in order to clear his tax debts.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL goods sold internationally are classified under a standardized system called Harmonized System (HS) Codes. These six-digit codes, administered by the World Customs Organization, are used as a ...plus-squarewww.trade.govexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL goods sold internationally are classified under a standardized system called Harmonized System (HS) Codes. These six-digit codes, administered by the World Customs Organization, are used as a ...plus-squarewww.trade.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL that lungfish are more closely related to humans than they are to most other fishplus-squarewww.sanger.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that lungfish are more closely related to humans than they are to most other fishplus-squarewww.sanger.ac.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0linkfedilink
