bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that "Cheech" Marin is a nickname derived from Chircharron - a fried pork rind snackplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that "Cheech" Marin is a nickname derived from Chircharron - a fried pork rind snackplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL: The National Institute of Health timed men ejaculating using a stopwatch to study premature ejaculation. They found the average to be 7minutes, but the range was 1 minute to an hour. The trea...plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: The National Institute of Health timed men ejaculating using a stopwatch to study premature ejaculation. They found the average to be 7minutes, but the range was 1 minute to an hour. The trea...plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL over 98% of Korean households have a special kimchi fridgeplus-squarekccart.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL over 98% of Korean households have a special kimchi fridgeplus-squarekccart.cabOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that “The Prince”, the political Treatise which originated the concepts of Machiavellianism, is believed by some to be a satire, as it contradicts Machiavelli’s other writings.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that “The Prince”, the political Treatise which originated the concepts of Machiavellianism, is believed by some to be a satire, as it contradicts Machiavelli’s other writings.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that the first African American Governor of a US State, Douglas Wilder, wasn’t elected until 1990.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the first African American Governor of a US State, Douglas Wilder, wasn’t elected until 1990.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that the Rambo lunchbox by Thermos in 1985 marked the end of the metal lunchbox era. Manufacturers switched to making lunchboxes with plastic because it was cheaper and because a group of moth...plus-squarewww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Rambo lunchbox by Thermos in 1985 marked the end of the metal lunchbox era. Manufacturers switched to making lunchboxes with plastic because it was cheaper and because a group of moth...plus-squarewww.cbsnews.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL in Bram Stoker’s original book, Dracula is much less powerful in daylight and is only able to shift his form at dawn, noon, and dusk. The sun is not fatal to him, as sunlight does not burn and...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in Bram Stoker’s original book, Dracula is much less powerful in daylight and is only able to shift his form at dawn, noon, and dusk. The sun is not fatal to him, as sunlight does not burn and...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that Alaska Airlines is actually based outside Alaska, more specifically in the city of SeaTac, Washingtonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Alaska Airlines is actually based outside Alaska, more specifically in the city of SeaTac, Washingtonplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL Billionaire Richard Branson started more than 100 businesses in total and failed at least 15 timesplus-squarewww.businesspundit.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Billionaire Richard Branson started more than 100 businesses in total and failed at least 15 timesplus-squarewww.businesspundit.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that the inflation experienced by Hungary after WW2 was so bad that the government stopped collecting taxes as even a single day's delay in collecting would wipe out the value of the money.plus-squareglobalfinancialdata.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the inflation experienced by Hungary after WW2 was so bad that the government stopped collecting taxes as even a single day's delay in collecting would wipe out the value of the money.plus-squareglobalfinancialdata.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL Boeing used depleted uranium plates as counterweights in its 747 airplanes and some helicopters. While relatively safe, some of these plates have been lost. They stopped using it completely in...plus-squarewww.nrc.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Boeing used depleted uranium plates as counterweights in its 747 airplanes and some helicopters. While relatively safe, some of these plates have been lost. They stopped using it completely in...plus-squarewww.nrc.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL-Blackface minstrelsy was the first uniquely American form of theaterplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL-Blackface minstrelsy was the first uniquely American form of theaterplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL chickens sing an "egg song" that can go on for several minutes after laying an egg, and we're not sure why.plus-squarechickenandchicksinfo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL chickens sing an "egg song" that can go on for several minutes after laying an egg, and we're not sure why.plus-squarechickenandchicksinfo.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that Mona Simpson from the Simpsons was named after one of the writer's wife, who is also a writer. She learned as an adult she had a lost brother, and that brother was Steve Jobs.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Mona Simpson from the Simpsons was named after one of the writer's wife, who is also a writer. She learned as an adult she had a lost brother, and that brother was Steve Jobs.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL that, in 1920s Paris, James Joyce would get drunk, start fights, and then hide behind Ernest Hemingway for protection, screaming, "Deal with him, Hemingway!"plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, in 1920s Paris, James Joyce would get drunk, start fights, and then hide behind Ernest Hemingway for protection, screaming, "Deal with him, Hemingway!"plus-squarewww.bbc.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL a kid is making $200k per year tapping on a microphone. What am I doing driving to work every day.plus-squarewww.capitalfriday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a kid is making $200k per year tapping on a microphone. What am I doing driving to work every day.plus-squarewww.capitalfriday.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL Oddjob is average height in the James Bond movie Goldfinger (even taller in the novel). The only reason he’s a dwarf in Goldeneye 64 is because the developers confused him with Nick Nack from ...plus-squarewww.thegamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Oddjob is average height in the James Bond movie Goldfinger (even taller in the novel). The only reason he’s a dwarf in Goldeneye 64 is because the developers confused him with Nick Nack from ...plus-squarewww.thegamer.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL: Some American chocolate brands (like hershey’s) add butyric acid to longer shelf life of the chocolate, here why some chocolates smells like vomitplus-squarewww.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Some American chocolate brands (like hershey’s) add butyric acid to longer shelf life of the chocolate, here why some chocolates smells like vomitplus-squarewww.huffpost.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL The publication of "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" in 1962 by Thomas S. Kuhn was a landmark event in the history, philosophy, and sociology of scienceplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The publication of "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" in 1962 by Thomas S. Kuhn was a landmark event in the history, philosophy, and sociology of scienceplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agoTIL Kung Fu Hustle by Stephen Chow is a parody of an old Chinese movie called The House of 72 Tenants (1958)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Kung Fu Hustle by Stephen Chow is a parody of an old Chinese movie called The House of 72 Tenants (1958)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 months agomessage-square0fedilink
