Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL two teenagers in China destroyed their kidneys by doing 1,000 squats, which caused their muscles to break down to the point it resulted in rhabdomyolysis.plus-squarewww.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL two teenagers in China destroyed their kidneys by doing 1,000 squats, which caused their muscles to break down to the point it resulted in rhabdomyolysis.plus-squarewww.vice.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL There was a phenomenon called Souperism during the Irish Famine. Schools were set up in which starving children were fed, on the condition of receiving Protestant religious instruction. Howeve...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL There was a phenomenon called Souperism during the Irish Famine. Schools were set up in which starving children were fed, on the condition of receiving Protestant religious instruction. Howeve...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL that there is a village (pop. 58) in Missouri named Tightwad, said to be named after a local store owner who overcharged his customers. Tightwad Bank was opened to capitalize on the name, and ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a village (pop. 58) in Missouri named Tightwad, said to be named after a local store owner who overcharged his customers. Tightwad Bank was opened to capitalize on the name, and ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit ca...plus-squareonmilwaukee.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL the "sensation novel" was popular from the 1860s to 1890s, particularly in Great Britain. Sensation novels often were melodramas themed around socially taboo and shocking subjects like robbery...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the "sensation novel" was popular from the 1860s to 1890s, particularly in Great Britain. Sensation novels often were melodramas themed around socially taboo and shocking subjects like robbery...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL about the rare phenomenon of an "en caul" birth, where a baby is born still enclosed within the amniotic sac. Unlike typical births, where the sac breaks before delivery, in these cases, the b...plus-squarewww.healthline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the rare phenomenon of an "en caul" birth, where a baby is born still enclosed within the amniotic sac. Unlike typical births, where the sac breaks before delivery, in these cases, the b...plus-squarewww.healthline.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL in 1878 Vera Zasulich shot and seriously wounded Fyodor Trepov, the notoriously cruel governor of St Petersburg, after he ordered the flogging of a political prisoner who refused to remove his...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1878 Vera Zasulich shot and seriously wounded Fyodor Trepov, the notoriously cruel governor of St Petersburg, after he ordered the flogging of a political prisoner who refused to remove his...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL that JFK and Garfield were the only two US presidents to end their terms under the age of 50. Both were assassinated.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that JFK and Garfield were the only two US presidents to end their terms under the age of 50. Both were assassinated.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL Jerald terHorst was Gerald Ford's press secretary for only month. He resigned after Ford granted Nixon a pardon, which he found especially unconscionable in light of Ford's refusal to pardon d...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Jerald terHorst was Gerald Ford's press secretary for only month. He resigned after Ford granted Nixon a pardon, which he found especially unconscionable in light of Ford's refusal to pardon d...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL that in 1857, New York City installed eleven 47-foot cast-iron fire lookout towers across the city. These towers were manned by volunteers as an early detection system to help protect a city l...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1857, New York City installed eleven 47-foot cast-iron fire lookout towers across the city. These towers were manned by volunteers as an early detection system to help protect a city l...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agoTIL that being "smooth brained" is an actual disorder called Lissencephaly, it's rare and results in a lot of problems, like seizures, severe mental/physical disabilities, and a much lower life ex...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that being "smooth brained" is an actual disorder called Lissencephaly, it's rare and results in a lot of problems, like seizures, severe mental/physical disabilities, and a much lower life ex...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL fruit fly (Drosophila spp.) sperm can reach nearly 6 cm, roughly twenty times the total length of their bodies.plus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL fruit fly (Drosophila spp.) sperm can reach nearly 6 cm, roughly twenty times the total length of their bodies.plus-squarepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL that since 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have been found in the region of British Columbia/Washington State and nobody really knows whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that since 2007, at least 20 detached human feet have been found in the region of British Columbia/Washington State and nobody really knows whyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL that Mr. Rogers’ mother knitted all his sweaters, including the famous red cardigan.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Mr. Rogers’ mother knitted all his sweaters, including the famous red cardigan.plus-squarewww.smithsonianmag.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL - in 2015, Volkswagen sold more currywurst (sausages) than cars. The sausages are branded with a stamp that says “Volkswagen original parts” in German (“Volkswagen Originalteil”)plus-squarefortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL - in 2015, Volkswagen sold more currywurst (sausages) than cars. The sausages are branded with a stamp that says “Volkswagen original parts” in German (“Volkswagen Originalteil”)plus-squarefortune.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL that the 188 highest mountains are all in Asia. #189, Aconcagua, is in Argentina. It’s considered an easy climb by mountaineering standards, but so many people try to climb it that deaths happ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the 188 highest mountains are all in Asia. #189, Aconcagua, is in Argentina. It’s considered an easy climb by mountaineering standards, but so many people try to climb it that deaths happ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL Troy weight which is used to measure bullions like gold; where one troy ounce (oz t) equals exactly 31.1034768 gramsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Troy weight which is used to measure bullions like gold; where one troy ounce (oz t) equals exactly 31.1034768 gramsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL from the 1970s to 1990s, the South African apartheid government conducted "Project Coast," a program where they investigated using recreational drugs, snake venom, pheromones, bacteria, viruse...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL from the 1970s to 1990s, the South African apartheid government conducted "Project Coast," a program where they investigated using recreational drugs, snake venom, pheromones, bacteria, viruse...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL about the Inland taipan, the most venomous snake known, it is estimated that one bite of the this species possesses enough lethality to kill more than 100 fully grown humans.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Inland taipan, the most venomous snake known, it is estimated that one bite of the this species possesses enough lethality to kill more than 100 fully grown humans.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agoTIL: In 1959 there Was a Nuclear Meltdown in Santa Susana, California, Studies Report Elevated Cancer Rates, Cleanup Efforts Have Failed, and Residents Are Still Fighting for Remediationplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: In 1959 there Was a Nuclear Meltdown in Santa Susana, California, Studies Report Elevated Cancer Rates, Cleanup Efforts Have Failed, and Residents Are Still Fighting for Remediationplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
