TIL that 'HEART' is an anagram of 'EARTH'
It had never occurred to me before…
'Heart' is an anagram of 'Earth'
I hadn’t recognised that before…
TIL in 1980 the FBI formed a fake company and attempted to bribe members of congress. Nearly 25% of those tested accepted the bribe, and were convicted.
[META] An Update For Members of This Community
Hello c/TIL! As you may have noticed from the fancy “A” next to his name on his posts around Lemmy, our fearless leader AvaddonLFC is now an Administrator, which means he can no longer be part of our moderation team. I have agreed to take over his communities because I believe in what we’ve all been building together as a...
TIL Glen Close is in Hook
TIL Reddit used to be open source. In 2017, they went closed source citing ‘transparency’ issues
TIL What Haze is. Fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency in the air
Maybe I never paid attention or maybe it’s the first time we’ve had wildfire smoke in my city recently, but I had been so confused at the “fog” and “clouds” despite it not being fog or clouds but Haze.
c/TIL: We need a new icon! [META]
Let’s get together and make a nice icon to decorate our community. All input appreciated!
c/TIL: Letter to Members & Community Feedback [META]
Hello everyone! Welcome to Today I Learned....
TIL In Google Maps on mobile, you can tilt the view angle by moving two fingers up or down
I knew the tilt functionally had been there forever on Desktop, but no idea the gesture existed on the mobile App…
TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.
They own brands such as Pampers, Olay, Old Spice, Pantene, Oral B, Herbal Essences, Gilette, Dove, Hellmann’s, Axe, Knorr, Magnum, Breyers, and Lipton, among others....
TIL about the shortest war in history
TIL that the shortest war in history took place between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes. The conflict arose due to a succession dispute within the Zanzibar Sultanate after the death of the ruling Sultan. As tensions escalated, the British government intervened and issued an ultimatum to the rival...
TIL that the first person to receive a speeding ticket was going 8 mph.
According to Guinness World Records, the first person charged with speeding was Walter Arnold from Paddock Wood, Kent. On 28 January 1896, Arnold was seen going 4 times the allowed 2 mph speed limit in his Benz. The constable pursued him on his bicycle, issuing a ticket for £4 7s (roughly £260 in today’s money), of which 10...
TIL you can edit your post title on lemmy unlike reddit
TIL that in 1920, the town of Jackson, Wyoming elected an all-female town council by a margin of 2-1 over the men, drawing the most voters the town had ever seen.
Known as the “pettycoat rulers,” the women served for 3 years and did a great deal to clean up the notoriously lawless town.