TIL that in 1983, a diving chamber containing four men was accidentally depressurized. This caused the blood of three divers inside to boil instantly, while the fourth diver was forced through a 60... (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL a mentally unstable man in Canada cut down a rare golden spruce tree, sacred to Indigenous people, to protest the logging industry. His trial was on the island where he cut down the tree. Feari... (en.wikipedia.org)
Today I learned Choice VA was created after the 2014 VA scandel. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
TIL the very first animated feature film was "Creation" by Pinto Colvig, made in 1916. It has been lost and only a few frames remain, but Colvig went on to be the voice of Goofy and the original Bozo. (blueprintdigital.com)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/420d81f5-17c6-4060-b24b-2a53b609de4f.png
TIL: About Foxfire a Bioluminescent Fungus (en.m.wikipedia.org)
I first heard about it as being used to mark gauges on a 1770s submersible so the operator could read them in the dark....
Essential Appliances You're Forgetting to Clean (ukrainecleaners.com)
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Revolutionize Your Kitchen: Mason Jar Magic (ukrainecleaners.com)
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TIL Spurious Correlations now uses AI to generate explanations, papers, and images for the best correlations (www.tylervigen.com)
The heightened state of unease over the possibility of a 'Con Air' sequel resulted in an influx of security personnel. It just goes to show, when it comes to Nic Cage, the need for increased security is always 'Raising Arizona.'
Colorado city of Loveland is hub of postal activity each Valentine’s Day (www.theguardian.com)
TIL Microsoft Paint has a "feature" where the mouse will move when you press an arrow key, even if Paint isn't in the foreground. (superuser.com)
this is why wayland will never be used /s...
TIL How we plan nuclear waste warning to last 100,000 years (www.euronews.com)
TIL that bats like these exist IRL (Painted Wooly Bat, *projapoti badur*) (static.nationalgeographic.co.uk)
It looks like a cheap, fuzzy Halloween decoration in the most cheesy way possible, as if someone took the model of a regular boring black bat and recolored it in the “classic” Halloween color scheme to make it look “spooky”. If I’d encounter such a creature in a videogame or movie, I’d laugh at the absurdity. It...
TIL about Global Anti-Scam Alliance (www.gasa.org)
Great story about a small Danish town that helped rescue Jews during World War Two (www.bbc.com)
Study finds SARS-CoV-2-associated sepsis was more common, deadly than previously thought (medicalxpress.com)
TIL: Cheech Marin released a children's music album in 1992 called, "My Name Is Cheech The School Bus Driver" (open.spotify.com)
TIL of Naba Baongo II, a sub-national monarch in Burkina Faso. In 2015, he played a key role in ending a military coup in the country peacefully, without any bloodshed. His kingdom is 528+ years old (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL of Taos Pueblo, a Native American 'Pueblo' built between 1000CE and 1450CE, containing some of the oldest continuously inhabited houses still occupied in the US (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: Harley Davidson licensed its motorcycles to Rikuo Internal Combustion Company in Japan (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL: Harley Davidson licensed its motorcycles to Rikuo Internal Combustion Company in Japan, starting in the 1920s and continuing until Rikuo stopped production in 1959, including during World War 2
TIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its star (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL of Cáin Adomnáin, "Europes first human rights treaty". Created in 697 CE, were a set of laws - which kings across Ireland & Scotland agreed to follow - guaranteeing safety of non-combatants in war (en.wikipedia.org)
The Cáin Adomnáin, also known as the Lex Innocentium (Law of Innocents), was promulgated amongst a gathering of Irish, Dál Riatan and Pictish notables at the Synod of Birr in 697. It is called the “Geneva Accords” of the ancient Irish and Europe’s first human rights treaty, for its protection of women and...
TIL of the Kingdom of Bailundo, a non-sovereign monarchy located in Angola. Its king was notably deposed in 2021 after being charged of involvement in a murder (en.wikipedia.org)
Ekuikui V sometimes dubbed himself as the “king of (all) Ovimbundu”. In early 2021, Ekuikui V was sentenced to six years in prison by the Provincial Court of Huambo (TPH) for his implication in a murder in 2017. Ekuikui V had issued a judgment in a traditional court case, finding Jacinto Kamutali Epalangana guilty of killing...
TIL the official spelling of the country Turkey was changed to Türkiye for the UN and the US (www.npr.org)
TIL that Panama hats may take a master weaver up to 8 months to produce, at a price of $200. The best hats can sell outside of Ecuador for 50x what the weaver is paid (en.wikipedia.org)
