_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agoPartner Communitiesplus-squarepinmessage-squaremessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down15
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squarePartner Communitiesplus-squarepin_MoveSwiftly@lemmy.worldMEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square7fedilink
Chozo@fedia.io · 7 hours agoTIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1112arrow-down110
arrow-up1102arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding itplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgChozo@fedia.io · 7 hours agomessage-square33fedilink
crossmr@kbin.run · 6 hours agoThere needs to be actual content rules. TIL worked best when the mods actually adhered to those content rules. Otherwise you just have people posting all kinds of nonsense. Quality is better thanplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down116
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareThere needs to be actual content rules. TIL worked best when the mods actually adhered to those content rules. Otherwise you just have people posting all kinds of nonsense. Quality is better thanplus-squarecrossmr@kbin.run · 6 hours agomessage-square14fedilink
Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star Systemplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down11
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star Systemplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgCryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL that there is a global, time traveling radio (sort of)plus-squareradiooooo.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down13
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a global, time traveling radio (sort of)plus-squareradiooooo.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square4fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoTIL: How Henry Ford’s Strange Social Program Aimed to Control The Personal Lives Of Workersplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down11
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How Henry Ford’s Strange Social Program Aimed to Control The Personal Lives Of Workersplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
pruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-21 day agoTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a mythplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareTIL Haydn's "Surprise Symphony" was NOT written to wake up sleeping audience members; that was just a mythplus-squarepruwyben@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square8fedilink
NataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down116
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareTIL The candlefish is so rich in oils that when supplied with a wick it can be burned like a candle"plus-squareNataliePortland@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square9fedilink
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down157
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkTIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blueplus-squarewww.ancientoriginsunleashed.comThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square40fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animalsplus-squarewww.peepultree.worldexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1471arrow-down18
arrow-up1463arrow-down1external-linkTIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animalsplus-squarewww.peepultree.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square40fedilink
mine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 7 days agoTIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members."plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1384arrow-down16
arrow-up1378arrow-down1external-linkTIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members."plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmine@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square30fedilink
Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL norway has a homocide map with exact locations of murders.plus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1569arrow-down110
arrow-up1559arrow-down1imageTIL norway has a homocide map with exact locations of murders.plus-squarelemmy.blahaj.zoneSparky@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square117fedilink
ekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoWhat Do Neural Networks Really Learn? Exploring the Brain of an AI Modelplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down13
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkWhat Do Neural Networks Really Learn? Exploring the Brain of an AI Modelplus-squareyoutu.beekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL 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.plus-squareblueprintdigital.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down11
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.plus-squareblueprintdigital.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 14 days agoTIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in natureplus-squarestarwars.fandom.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down133
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkTIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in natureplus-squarestarwars.fandom.comCall me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square25fedilink
theHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agoTIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerityplus-squaremedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up182arrow-down113
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL: How The IMF and World Bank Debt Trap Countries and Force them into Austerityplus-squaremedium.comtheHRguy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square5fedilink
ekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agoBye Bye Paywall - A Simple Way to Remove Paywalls from Online Newsplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down16
arrow-up1365arrow-down1imageBye Bye Paywall - A Simple Way to Remove Paywalls from Online Newsplus-squarelemmy.worldekZepp@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-217 days agomessage-square14fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 days agoTIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling workswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down120
arrow-up1-4arrow-down1external-linkTIL that science does still not fully understand how cycling workswww.cbc.cagarfaagel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square3fedilink
FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 days agoTIL: About Foxfire a Bioluminescent Fungusplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down10
arrow-up191arrow-down1external-linkTIL: About Foxfire a Bioluminescent Fungusplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgFireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 days agomessage-square0fedilink
TehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoTIL: There is a species of penguin that lives in the southern point of Africa. (African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin.)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkTIL: There is a species of penguin that lives in the southern point of Africa. (African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin.)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgTehBamski@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square3fedilink