Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 minutes agoTIL that in 2022 two Californians filed a class action lawsuit against Barilla pasta because they thought it was made in Italy. They argue they suffered financial harm because they would not have ...plus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2022 two Californians filed a class action lawsuit against Barilla pasta because they thought it was made in Italy. They argue they suffered financial harm because they would not have ...plus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 minutes agomessage-square1fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 minutes agoTIL about the Hanoi incident where a man lived after his hand was inside a particle accelerator while it was on. This incident sparked international attention to the dangers of using foreign trans...plus-squarewww.iaea.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Hanoi incident where a man lived after his hand was inside a particle accelerator while it was on. This incident sparked international attention to the dangers of using foreign trans...plus-squarewww.iaea.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 minutes agoTIL Kit Harington is descended from the inventor of the flush toilet. He is also related to King James VI and I, the first King of England and Scotland. And he’s in line to be the 17th Baronet of ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Kit Harington is descended from the inventor of the flush toilet. He is also related to King James VI and I, the first King of England and Scotland. And he’s in line to be the 17th Baronet of ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 16 minutes agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that in 1984, Vince Neil drove drunk and killed one man and left two others with severe brain damage. After that he headed five alcohol-based companies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1984, Vince Neil drove drunk and killed one man and left two others with severe brain damage. After that he headed five alcohol-based companies.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL that Marie Curie's daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, also received a Nobel prize in chemistry. And she also shared it with her husband.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Marie Curie's daughter, Irène Joliot-Curie, also received a Nobel prize in chemistry. And she also shared it with her husband.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agoTIL Katy Perry released her debut album "Katy Hudson" through the Red Hill Records label. The album was a commercial failure and the label soon went bankrupt.plus-squarewww.biography.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Katy Perry released her debut album "Katy Hudson" through the Red Hill Records label. The album was a commercial failure and the label soon went bankrupt.plus-squarewww.biography.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 2 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL in March 1933 The Enabling Act became law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition fro...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL in March 1933 The Enabling Act became law in Germany, giving the chief executive power enforce his own laws without checks and balances. The passing of the Act marked the formal transition fro...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL that while rare, your blood type can change.plus-squareourbloodinstitute.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL that while rare, your blood type can change.plus-squareourbloodinstitute.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL a mathematics professor at Stanford University was murdered by his doctoral student who had been trying to get a PhD for 19 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL a mathematics professor at Stanford University was murdered by his doctoral student who had been trying to get a PhD for 19 years.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agoTIL pigeons, both male and female, produce milkplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL pigeons, both male and female, produce milkplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agoTIL that the CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups, its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave t...plus-squarewww.rd.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups, its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave t...plus-squarewww.rd.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agoTIL that there is a fictional character who is an official member of the German parliamentplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a fictional character who is an official member of the German parliamentplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL in 1947, Kurt Godel discovered a "loophole" in the US constitution that would permit American democracy to be turned into a dictatorship.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1947, Kurt Godel discovered a "loophole" in the US constitution that would permit American democracy to be turned into a dictatorship.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agoTIL that the Germans invaded Norway off of maps from a tourist guidebook. Hitler gave the commanding ground general less than eight hours to plan the invasion so the general picked up a guidebook ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Germans invaded Norway off of maps from a tourist guidebook. Hitler gave the commanding ground general less than eight hours to plan the invasion so the general picked up a guidebook ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL about Juicero, a company that made a $699 juicer requiring Wi-Fi, an app, and QR-coded produce packs that had to be scanned and verified before juicing. Journalists found that the packs were e...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Juicero, a company that made a $699 juicer requiring Wi-Fi, an app, and QR-coded produce packs that had to be scanned and verified before juicing. Journalists found that the packs were e...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agoTIL that renaissance painter El Greco made an offer to the Pope to repaint the Sistine Chapel over Michelangelo's "Last Judgement"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that renaissance painter El Greco made an offer to the Pope to repaint the Sistine Chapel over Michelangelo's "Last Judgement"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL Canada's 12.9-kilometre Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island is not straight but deliberately curved to ensure that drivers remain attentive and reduce accidents. Confederation Bridge ...plus-squarekensington.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Canada's 12.9-kilometre Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island is not straight but deliberately curved to ensure that drivers remain attentive and reduce accidents. Confederation Bridge ...plus-squarekensington.caLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agoTIL that there is a LEGO model called ‘Braille Bricks’ designed to help visually impaired children learn Braille through play. Each brick corresponds to a letter or number in the Braille system, a...plus-squarewww.lego.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a LEGO model called ‘Braille Bricks’ designed to help visually impaired children learn Braille through play. Each brick corresponds to a letter or number in the Braille system, a...plus-squarewww.lego.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL in 1905, a minor league baseball player named Andy Oyler hit a home run where the ball only traveled two feet. It had been raining and he hit it right in front of him into the mud and the defe...plus-squarewww.sportingnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1905, a minor league baseball player named Andy Oyler hit a home run where the ball only traveled two feet. It had been raining and he hit it right in front of him into the mud and the defe...plus-squarewww.sportingnews.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL that the velociraptor was actually about the size of a turkey and weighed between 31 and 43 lbs (14 - 19.5kg).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the velociraptor was actually about the size of a turkey and weighed between 31 and 43 lbs (14 - 19.5kg).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square0fedilink