TIL that in the 1860s one meaning of "Trump" was "A good fellow; an excellent person". (archive.org)
Maybe the “great” America that Donald wants to take us back to is the 1860s?
TIL Stanley the tool company is different from Stanley the cup company
Hail corporate and all that....
TIL: The ancient Greek philosopher Plato has a IMDB page and is credited as a writer (and actor for some reason) (www.imdb.com)
TIL America had its First Native American Vice President in 1929, Charles Curtis (lemmy.world)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Curtis
TIL about the social history of Jell-O Salad (www.seriouseats.com)
TIL Ecuador has constitutional protections for the rights of nature, and those protections are actively determining environmental legal cases. (amp.theguardian.com)
A landmark case was won in 2021 ruling against the rights of a mining company to mine los cedros’ cloud forest, a high altitude rainforest, because it would harm the biodiversity of the area....
TIL abou the Amalgam Comics, a joint publication by DC & Marvel featuring characters that were a mix of those from both universes (en.wikipedia.org)
About the comics: antifandom.com/marvel/wiki/Amalgam_Comics...
TIL North Koreans cannot go to Japan (en.wikipedia.org)
The ancient Romans made many attempts to fix the calendar year before landing on 12 months and leap years (www.bbc.com)
I edited the title because my grammar is terrible
TIL the etymology of british isles names (www.youtube.com)
Pretty interesting video …
TIL about the concept of Weaponized Incompetence, which probably explains every issue you ever faced in a bureaucracy (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL Chess Boxing is a real thing (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Why you almost never see a clock at the mall (thehustle.co)
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.'
TIL A Car Sponsored by Durex Condoms Kept F1 off British TV for much of 1976 (www.bbc.com)
It was arguably the most famous season in Formula 1 history, featuring thrilling racing, off-track controversies and the near-death of the sport’s most famous driver, Niki Lauda, as he battled James Hunt for the world championship....
TIL The term "joystick" does not originate from video games, and was first coined in 1909 (en.m.wikipedia.org)
The origin of the term is contested, but may be derived from “George Stick”, named for a possible inventor....
TIL May Day, not on the same day as US Labor Day, started "in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886)." (www.britannica.com)
In 1889 an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions designated May 1 as a day in support of workers, in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago (1886). Five years later, U.S. Pres. Grover Cleveland, uneasy with the socialist origins of Workers’ Day, signed legislation to make Labor Day—already...
TIL Lisztomania or Liszt fever was the intense fan frenzy directed toward Hungarian composer Franz Liszt during his performances in the 1800s. (aussie.zone)
From Wikipedia:...
TIL Taiwan and Australia have the same population, about 23.6 million
Australia is about 200 times bigger, by landmass, 7.7 million to Taiwan’s 36,000 square km
TIL personal credit scores only started in 1989 (en.m.wikipedia.org)
I always assumed credit scores were an integral and historic part of the American financial system....
TIL 2010 Vancouver luge gold medallist Felix Loch had his medal melted into two discs and gave one to the parents of a deceased competitor who died in a practice run on the day of the opening ceremony (www.si.com)
TIL that high speed electron beams are used for sterilization (www.youtube.com)
…and someone shielded the recording electronics of a 360° camera and shoved it through there....
TIL that the white stuff that sometimes appears on chocolate is called "chocolate bloom". (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL the Apollo 11 astronauts had to go through immigration in Hawaii when they splashed down because they had left U.S. borders. (lemmy.world)
I love that ‘moon’ is written under ‘place.’