bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL that Columbus’s ship La Niña was only 50 feet long, and none of his three ships—Niña, Pinta, or Santa Maria—was greater than 60 feet long (18.29 m).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Columbus’s ship La Niña was only 50 feet long, and none of his three ships—Niña, Pinta, or Santa Maria—was greater than 60 feet long (18.29 m).plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL the rarest and purest Arabian horse breed is actually Egyptianplus-squarewww.horseandhound.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the rarest and purest Arabian horse breed is actually Egyptianplus-squarewww.horseandhound.co.ukbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL that bats use echolocation to find food in the dark. They make high-pitched sounds that bounce off objects, helping them figure out where stuff is. It's like their own built-in radar!plus-squarednr.maryland.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that bats use echolocation to find food in the dark. They make high-pitched sounds that bounce off objects, helping them figure out where stuff is. It's like their own built-in radar!plus-squarednr.maryland.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL that the silent fox is a hand signal used in parts of Europe and North America, and is mostly done in schools by teachers to calm down a loud classroom while usage has declined due to the gest...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the silent fox is a hand signal used in parts of Europe and North America, and is mostly done in schools by teachers to calm down a loud classroom while usage has declined due to the gest...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL that whales and sturgeon found in the United Kingdom are automatically designated as the personal property of the monarch.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that whales and sturgeon found in the United Kingdom are automatically designated as the personal property of the monarch.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL when Crystal Pepsi first came out, Coca-Cola released a competitor called Tab Clear. However, they marketed Tab Clear in a way that was meant to hurt Crystal Pepsi's image by association. The ...plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL when Crystal Pepsi first came out, Coca-Cola released a competitor called Tab Clear. However, they marketed Tab Clear in a way that was meant to hurt Crystal Pepsi's image by association. The ...plus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTil: On July 4th, 1778 George Rogers clark, a colonel from Virginia, took Kaskaskia, Illinois, without firing a single shot.plus-squarewww.in.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTil: On July 4th, 1778 George Rogers clark, a colonel from Virginia, took Kaskaskia, Illinois, without firing a single shot.plus-squarewww.in.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL that the first Palio di Siena, in its modern form, took place in 1633, but public races organized by the contrade were popular from the 14th century onwardsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the first Palio di Siena, in its modern form, took place in 1633, but public races organized by the contrade were popular from the 14th century onwardsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL Mangrove can sweat/exert salt, resulting in salt crystals left on the leavesplus-squareocean.si.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Mangrove can sweat/exert salt, resulting in salt crystals left on the leavesplus-squareocean.si.edubOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL about a documentary called Titicut Follies, directed by Frederick Wiseman. The documentary took a look at the conditions inside Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Massachu...plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about a documentary called Titicut Follies, directed by Frederick Wiseman. The documentary took a look at the conditions inside Bridgewater State Hospital for the Criminally Insane in Massachu...plus-squarewww.youtube.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL that the English town of Washington, Tyne and Wear celebrates the Fourth of July as it's the ancestral home of the Washington familyplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the English town of Washington, Tyne and Wear celebrates the Fourth of July as it's the ancestral home of the Washington familyplus-squareyoutu.bebOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL of Anthony Ray, producer and son of famous Hollywood director Nicholas Ray, who was once married to his father's ex-wife--actress Gloria Grahame--his former stepmother. Since Grahame had a chi...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Anthony Ray, producer and son of famous Hollywood director Nicholas Ray, who was once married to his father's ex-wife--actress Gloria Grahame--his former stepmother. Since Grahame had a chi...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL about the 'Trinity of Tedium'. The pairing of Dull (Scotland), Boring (US) and Bland (Australia)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the 'Trinity of Tedium'. The pairing of Dull (Scotland), Boring (US) and Bland (Australia)plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL about Ancient Gene Flow in Eastern Europe. The genetic studies show long-standing contact and gradual admixture between Steppe individuals and Cucuteni-Trypillia populations in Eastern Europe ...plus-squarewww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Ancient Gene Flow in Eastern Europe. The genetic studies show long-standing contact and gradual admixture between Steppe individuals and Cucuteni-Trypillia populations in Eastern Europe ...plus-squarewww.nature.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL a 2x4 is actually 1.5x3.5 inchesplus-squarewww.southernpine.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a 2x4 is actually 1.5x3.5 inchesplus-squarewww.southernpine.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL that the Greek philosopher Herophilus named the coxxyx (human tail bone) after the beak of the cuckoo bird.plus-squarewww.coccyx.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Greek philosopher Herophilus named the coxxyx (human tail bone) after the beak of the cuckoo bird.plus-squarewww.coccyx.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL the 1812 Overture has a parody that calls for 4 rifles, three Hoover vacuum cleaners (two uprights in B♭ and one horizontal with detachable sucker in C), and an electric floor polisher in E♭.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the 1812 Overture has a parody that calls for 4 rifles, three Hoover vacuum cleaners (two uprights in B♭ and one horizontal with detachable sucker in C), and an electric floor polisher in E♭.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL the 1970s musical sitcom 'The Partridge Family' was inspired by the real-life 1960s family band, The Cowsills, who sang the hit song 'The Rain, The Park, And Other Things', a.k.a. "The Flower ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the 1970s musical sitcom 'The Partridge Family' was inspired by the real-life 1960s family band, The Cowsills, who sang the hit song 'The Rain, The Park, And Other Things', a.k.a. "The Flower ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL That one man, William Whewell, coined the words “scientist”, “physicist”, “linguistics”, “electrode”, “ion”, “anode”, and “cathode” among othersplus-squareplato.stanford.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That one man, William Whewell, coined the words “scientist”, “physicist”, “linguistics”, “electrode”, “ion”, “anode”, and “cathode” among othersplus-squareplato.stanford.edubOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agoTIL Stephen Hawking enjoyed reading Leonard Mlodinow 's book "Euclid’s Window" so much that he invited him to coauthor, resulting in "A Briefer History of Time" and "The Grand Design". When waitin...plus-squarelareviewofbooks.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Stephen Hawking enjoyed reading Leonard Mlodinow 's book "Euclid’s Window" so much that he invited him to coauthor, resulting in "A Briefer History of Time" and "The Grand Design". When waitin...plus-squarelareviewofbooks.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 4 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
