Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that cellophane is not made from plastic but is produced from plants - using regenerated cellulose derived from organic materials including wood, cotton and hemp.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cellophane is not made from plastic but is produced from plants - using regenerated cellulose derived from organic materials including wood, cotton and hemp.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL of shade balls, which are placed on water reservoirs to prevent sunlight and evaporation, among other thingsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of shade balls, which are placed on water reservoirs to prevent sunlight and evaporation, among other thingsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that the first Coachella Music Festival was held in 1999. It was inspired by a 1993 Pearl Jam concert. Pearl Jam's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, led the band to boycott venues controlled by Ticke...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the first Coachella Music Festival was held in 1999. It was inspired by a 1993 Pearl Jam concert. Pearl Jam's lead singer, Eddie Vedder, led the band to boycott venues controlled by Ticke...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that contrary to popular belief, the Mesopotamian god Dagon has nothing to do with fish or the sea, and the portrayal of him as a fish god based entirely on the medieval belief that his name w...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that contrary to popular belief, the Mesopotamian god Dagon has nothing to do with fish or the sea, and the portrayal of him as a fish god based entirely on the medieval belief that his name w...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL during a rap beef, Jay-Z wrote a diss song against Nas, describing him having an affair with Nas girlfriend. Jay-Z's mom was disgusted with her son's behaviour and made him apologize to Nas an...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL during a rap beef, Jay-Z wrote a diss song against Nas, describing him having an affair with Nas girlfriend. Jay-Z's mom was disgusted with her son's behaviour and made him apologize to Nas an...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that Tornadoes in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise, while tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.plus-squareeducation.nationalgeographic.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Tornadoes in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise, while tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.plus-squareeducation.nationalgeographic.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL The Mormon Church is considered the wealthiest religious organization in the world. The next wealthiest religious organization is worth $200 billion less.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Mormon Church is considered the wealthiest religious organization in the world. The next wealthiest religious organization is worth $200 billion less.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.plus-squarewww.cuimc.columbia.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL researchers have found almost 10% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older have dementia, while another 22% have mild cognitive impairment.plus-squarewww.cuimc.columbia.eduLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that George Orwell was spied on by a Soviet secret agent named Hugh O'Donnell, code-name O'Brien. In a coincidence, (book spoiler) Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four to have a spy named O'Brien...plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that George Orwell was spied on by a Soviet secret agent named Hugh O'Donnell, code-name O'Brien. In a coincidence, (book spoiler) Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four to have a spy named O'Brien...plus-squarewww.theguardian.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL 1700s Persian emperor Nader Shah kept fried peas on his person at all time, which he would eat if he didn't have time to prepare a proper mealplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL 1700s Persian emperor Nader Shah kept fried peas on his person at all time, which he would eat if he didn't have time to prepare a proper mealplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL of Manfred Ramminger, a German architect who stole an American missile for the Soviet Union by walking into a West German air base, hauling the missile out in a wheelbarrow, driving it wrapped...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Manfred Ramminger, a German architect who stole an American missile for the Soviet Union by walking into a West German air base, hauling the missile out in a wheelbarrow, driving it wrapped...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL about Hanns Scharff, a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War who is considered the "father of modern interrogation techniques". After the war he became a famous mosaic arti...plus-squarecrestresearch.ac.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Hanns Scharff, a German Luftwaffe interrogator during the Second World War who is considered the "father of modern interrogation techniques". After the war he became a famous mosaic arti...plus-squarecrestresearch.ac.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that a low carb diet can also reduce water weight. That is because of carbs are stored in the form of glycogen, which binds water to the muscles and liver.plus-squarewww.healthline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a low carb diet can also reduce water weight. That is because of carbs are stored in the form of glycogen, which binds water to the muscles and liver.plus-squarewww.healthline.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that Ford Bronco sales surged by 23.3% after O.J. Simpson's infamous chase and the trial.plus-squarewww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Ford Bronco sales surged by 23.3% after O.J. Simpson's infamous chase and the trial.plus-squarewww.usatoday.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that the second most expensive photograph ever sold was Edward Steichen’s “The Flatiron” for $11.8 million USDplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the second most expensive photograph ever sold was Edward Steichen’s “The Flatiron” for $11.8 million USDplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL a 2-time Jeopardy! champ who won $24k in 1989 is serving a life sentence for murdering his wifeplus-squarewww.the-sun.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a 2-time Jeopardy! champ who won $24k in 1989 is serving a life sentence for murdering his wifeplus-squarewww.the-sun.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, an...plus-squarewww.biography.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that 'Rocky' (1976) was inspired by the true story of Chuck Wepner, a local boxer from New Jersey who was set up for a dream fight with Muhammad Ali. Wepner quit his job to train full time, an...plus-squarewww.biography.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL Neil Hope, the Canadian actor who played Wheels on Degrassi High, had died from a heart attack back in 2007 but wasn't properly identified until 2012.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Neil Hope, the Canadian actor who played Wheels on Degrassi High, had died from a heart attack back in 2007 but wasn't properly identified until 2012.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that, among many other things, Air Force General Curtis LeMay is credited as being one of the two people that are responsible for Judo surviving World War II. Martial Arts training was banned ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, among many other things, Air Force General Curtis LeMay is credited as being one of the two people that are responsible for Judo surviving World War II. Martial Arts training was banned ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL Walt Disney Imagineering was hired to create the early concepts for Space Center Houston. It opened to the public in 1992, billed more as an interactive museum than a theme park and visitors c...plus-squarewww.chron.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Walt Disney Imagineering was hired to create the early concepts for Space Center Houston. It opened to the public in 1992, billed more as an interactive museum than a theme park and visitors c...plus-squarewww.chron.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink