Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL, in his suicide note, mass shooter Charles Whitman requested his body be autopsied because he felt something was wrong with him. The autopsy discovered that Whitman had a pecan-sized tumor pre...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL, in his suicide note, mass shooter Charles Whitman requested his body be autopsied because he felt something was wrong with him. The autopsy discovered that Whitman had a pecan-sized tumor pre...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL the nut of Honey Nut Cheerios has not been present in the cereal since 2006plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the nut of Honey Nut Cheerios has not been present in the cereal since 2006plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL: 12 years before taking their fans to court for sharing their music, Metallica released the "$5.98" EP, titled to stop their record label and music stores from overcharging fans - the record c...plus-squaretheawesomemix.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: 12 years before taking their fans to court for sharing their music, Metallica released the "$5.98" EP, titled to stop their record label and music stores from overcharging fans - the record c...plus-squaretheawesomemix.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL of Robert Citron. Despite being a college drop out and having the math ability of a 7th grader, he climbed into the position of treasurer tax collector of Orange County, which he subsequently ...plus-squarewww.ocregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Robert Citron. Despite being a college drop out and having the math ability of a 7th grader, he climbed into the position of treasurer tax collector of Orange County, which he subsequently ...plus-squarewww.ocregister.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL bees love balls. They even stop to play with balls even when there is no reward.plus-squarewww.science.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL bees love balls. They even stop to play with balls even when there is no reward.plus-squarewww.science.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that in 2023, a patient legally sought euthanasia. Upon being provided a deadly concoction in liquid form to be drunk, the patient's friend (37YO) opted to have a sip themself which nearly res...plus-squarenationalpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2023, a patient legally sought euthanasia. Upon being provided a deadly concoction in liquid form to be drunk, the patient's friend (37YO) opted to have a sip themself which nearly res...plus-squarenationalpost.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoToday I learned that Shel Silverstein once made an adult cartoon version of his popular story The Giving Tree. Entitled "I Accept the Challenge", it was about a naked woman who cuts off a naked ma...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkToday I learned that Shel Silverstein once made an adult cartoon version of his popular story The Giving Tree. Entitled "I Accept the Challenge", it was about a naked woman who cuts off a naked ma...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL some of the buildings in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania still have visible battle damage from the American Civil War--including artillery rounds stuck in the wallsplus-squarewww.gettysburgdaily.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL some of the buildings in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania still have visible battle damage from the American Civil War--including artillery rounds stuck in the wallsplus-squarewww.gettysburgdaily.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL if you tune your radio to 91.9 FM for one city block in Montclair, NJ you can hear a looped recording of "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men which has been broadcasting for at least 13 year...plus-squarenjmonthly.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL if you tune your radio to 91.9 FM for one city block in Montclair, NJ you can hear a looped recording of "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men which has been broadcasting for at least 13 year...plus-squarenjmonthly.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that Michael Crichton, the author of “Jurassic Park” (1990), was a workaholic who followed what he called "a structured approach" of ritualistic self-denial, where, while writing a book, he’d ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Michael Crichton, the author of “Jurassic Park” (1990), was a workaholic who followed what he called "a structured approach" of ritualistic self-denial, where, while writing a book, he’d ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL E.T was a 12-year-old disabled boy in a suitplus-squarewww.etonline.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL E.T was a 12-year-old disabled boy in a suitplus-squarewww.etonline.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL: Before the invention of the paint tube in 1841, oil paints used to be stored in pig bladders. The artist would prick the bladder and squeeze out the amount of paint they needed.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Before the invention of the paint tube in 1841, oil paints used to be stored in pig bladders. The artist would prick the bladder and squeeze out the amount of paint they needed.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that binge watchers are 98% more likely to suffer from poor sleep quality compared to those who did not identify as a binge viewerplus-squareaasm.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that binge watchers are 98% more likely to suffer from poor sleep quality compared to those who did not identify as a binge viewerplus-squareaasm.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL the official implementation of Daylight Saving Time had nothing to do with farmers. It was about fuel conversation during WW1 and was originally known as "War Time".plus-squarewww.defense.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the official implementation of Daylight Saving Time had nothing to do with farmers. It was about fuel conversation during WW1 and was originally known as "War Time".plus-squarewww.defense.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that cigarette butts represent the most prevalent item of litter globally, with an estimated 4.5 trillion discarded annually. Each butt can take between 5 and 400 years to fully decompose.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that cigarette butts represent the most prevalent item of litter globally, with an estimated 4.5 trillion discarded annually. Each butt can take between 5 and 400 years to fully decompose.plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL Peter the Great instituted a beard tax and forced people to shave who hadn’t paidplus-squaredaily.jstor.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Peter the Great instituted a beard tax and forced people to shave who hadn’t paidplus-squaredaily.jstor.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL: Due to the Flint Michigan crisis, a study dubbed the Truth Fairy Project was done on baby teeth and the exposure to lead. Baby teeth provides easy to use info on lead levels. This led to evid...plus-squarewww.pbs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Due to the Flint Michigan crisis, a study dubbed the Truth Fairy Project was done on baby teeth and the exposure to lead. Baby teeth provides easy to use info on lead levels. This led to evid...plus-squarewww.pbs.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL about the "Pretzel Belt" where 80% of pretzels in the US come from.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the "Pretzel Belt" where 80% of pretzels in the US come from.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL most animals can see UV light — humans being blind to it is the exception not the rule.plus-squarewww.sciencefriday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL most animals can see UV light — humans being blind to it is the exception not the rule.plus-squarewww.sciencefriday.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agoTIL A group of horses were trained to communicate whether they wanted a jacket. All horses in the group successfully communicated that they did want a jacket when it was cold and did not want a ja...plus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL A group of horses were trained to communicate whether they wanted a jacket. All horses in the group successfully communicated that they did want a jacket when it was cold and did not want a ja...plus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square0fedilink