Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL: According to a study from UW and reported by NPR, bad diets are responsible for more deaths than smoking. The study covered 195 countries and ranked their diet. Japan, France, Spain had heath...plus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: According to a study from UW and reported by NPR, bad diets are responsible for more deaths than smoking. The study covered 195 countries and ranked their diet. Japan, France, Spain had heath...plus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL that reindeer eyeballs turn blue in winter to help them see at lower light levels. (They're golden-colored in summer.) No other mammals are known to have this ability.plus-squareroyalsocietypublishing.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that reindeer eyeballs turn blue in winter to help them see at lower light levels. (They're golden-colored in summer.) No other mammals are known to have this ability.plus-squareroyalsocietypublishing.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL Catholic and Protestant Bibles both include 27 books in the New Testament but Protestant Bibles have only 39 books in the Old Testament while Catholic Bibles have 46. The seven books included ...plus-squarewww.usccb.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Catholic and Protestant Bibles both include 27 books in the New Testament but Protestant Bibles have only 39 books in the Old Testament while Catholic Bibles have 46. The seven books included ...plus-squarewww.usccb.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL that LIFE Magazine once printed a guide on "how to tell Japs from the Chinese"plus-squarevintagenewsdaily.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that LIFE Magazine once printed a guide on "how to tell Japs from the Chinese"plus-squarevintagenewsdaily.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL during its 12-season run, Curb Your Enthusiasm won two Emmy Awards (Directing, 2003 and Editing, 2012) out of 55 total nominations, including 11 nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series witho...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL during its 12-season run, Curb Your Enthusiasm won two Emmy Awards (Directing, 2003 and Editing, 2012) out of 55 total nominations, including 11 nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series witho...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) sued Jay-Z over the diamond hand gesture that had been trademarked by DDP and wonplus-squarewww.thesportster.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) sued Jay-Z over the diamond hand gesture that had been trademarked by DDP and wonplus-squarewww.thesportster.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL cells contain a protein machine, called the proteasome, which takes misfolded proteins that can't be refolded and breaks them into smaller subunits. It is part of a system called the ubiquitin...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL cells contain a protein machine, called the proteasome, which takes misfolded proteins that can't be refolded and breaks them into smaller subunits. It is part of a system called the ubiquitin...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL about Parry Romberg Syndrome, a disease in which the left half of your face spontaneously starts shrinking and melts off. The cause is unknown and there is no way to prevent it or slow it down...plus-squarewww.ninds.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Parry Romberg Syndrome, a disease in which the left half of your face spontaneously starts shrinking and melts off. The cause is unknown and there is no way to prevent it or slow it down...plus-squarewww.ninds.nih.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL There is archaeological evidence that Vikings reached Baghdad, the centre of the Islamic Empire.plus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL There is archaeological evidence that Vikings reached Baghdad, the centre of the Islamic Empire.plus-squarewikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL in 1842, Charles Dickens visited the Whitehouse. He went to the front door and knocked, but no one answered, so he just let himself in.plus-squarewww.britannica.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1842, Charles Dickens visited the Whitehouse. He went to the front door and knocked, but no one answered, so he just let himself in.plus-squarewww.britannica.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL that when mating, the female Serromyia biting midge (no-see-um) drives her tongue like a drill into the male's head, pumping him full of acid. His insides melt, and she sucks him dry. The male...plus-squarewww.nwf.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that when mating, the female Serromyia biting midge (no-see-um) drives her tongue like a drill into the male's head, pumping him full of acid. His insides melt, and she sucks him dry. The male...plus-squarewww.nwf.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL that in France it is legal to marry a partner posthumously.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in France it is legal to marry a partner posthumously.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL that the song "Baby Shark" is considered a traditional song and is in the public domainplus-squarewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the song "Baby Shark" is considered a traditional song and is in the public domainplus-squarewww.cbc.caLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL On May 17, 1996, Chris Hoiles hit an "Ultimate Grand Slam" (Walk-off grand slam) at the bottom of the 9th, full count, two outs, and three runs down. This is the second time in MLB history tha...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL On May 17, 1996, Chris Hoiles hit an "Ultimate Grand Slam" (Walk-off grand slam) at the bottom of the 9th, full count, two outs, and three runs down. This is the second time in MLB history tha...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL the United States Geological Survey (USGS) uses the term "Gage" instead of "Gauge" because one employee in 1892 reasoned that the term "Gage" was the "proper Saxon spelling," instead of the No...plus-squarewww.usgs.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the United States Geological Survey (USGS) uses the term "Gage" instead of "Gauge" because one employee in 1892 reasoned that the term "Gage" was the "proper Saxon spelling," instead of the No...plus-squarewww.usgs.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL in Sep. 2022, a satellite was launched into an asteroid and changed its shape and orbit.plus-squarewww.jpl.nasa.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Sep. 2022, a satellite was launched into an asteroid and changed its shape and orbit.plus-squarewww.jpl.nasa.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL Simon Wells, great-grandson of science fiction author H.G. Wells (who, among other works, wrote “The Time Machine”) was hired as a “Future consultant” for Back to the Future Part II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Simon Wells, great-grandson of science fiction author H.G. Wells (who, among other works, wrote “The Time Machine”) was hired as a “Future consultant” for Back to the Future Part II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agoTIL that in 1914, the wife of the French Prime Minister murdered a newspaper editor to prevent him from disclosing her relationship with him, which had begun while both were still married to their...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1914, the wife of the French Prime Minister murdered a newspaper editor to prevent him from disclosing her relationship with him, which had begun while both were still married to their...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 26 days agoTIL of Vichy collaborator Maurice Papon, who deported 1600 Jews to Drancy camp in WW2. He also tortured Algerian insurgents and killed up to 300 protesters in Paris in 1961, disappeared a Moroccan...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Vichy collaborator Maurice Papon, who deported 1600 Jews to Drancy camp in WW2. He also tortured Algerian insurgents and killed up to 300 protesters in Paris in 1961, disappeared a Moroccan...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 26 days agoTIL that Arno Breker, Hitler's favorite sculptor, who was known for his bombastic style of representing the ideals of the Nazis, was offered a commission after the war by Stalin, but refused, sayi...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Arno Breker, Hitler's favorite sculptor, who was known for his bombastic style of representing the ideals of the Nazis, was offered a commission after the war by Stalin, but refused, sayi...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square0fedilink