bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL a 2023 study examined the cognitive ability scores of nearly 400,000 Americans between 2006-2018 and found that over that 13-year period, Americans' IQ scores had dropped in three out of the f...plus-squarenews.northwestern.eduexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a 2023 study examined the cognitive ability scores of nearly 400,000 Americans between 2006-2018 and found that over that 13-year period, Americans' IQ scores had dropped in three out of the f...plus-squarenews.northwestern.edubOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL Neanderthals built houses out of mammoth bones.plus-squarewww.hurriyetdailynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Neanderthals built houses out of mammoth bones.plus-squarewww.hurriyetdailynews.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL a 2012 study compared a nation's chocolate consumption to the number of Nobel prize laureates per capita that it had and found an incredibly close correlation between the two. Countries with t...plus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a 2012 study compared a nation's chocolate consumption to the number of Nobel prize laureates per capita that it had and found an incredibly close correlation between the two. Countries with t...plus-squarewww.bbc.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL research has found that swearing can reduce the perception of pain (providing a measurable analgesic effect) by as much as 33%. Because swearing is processed in so many different parts of the ...plus-squarewww.psychiatrist.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL research has found that swearing can reduce the perception of pain (providing a measurable analgesic effect) by as much as 33%. Because swearing is processed in so many different parts of the ...plus-squarewww.psychiatrist.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL that you must be at least three nautical miles from the U.S. coast to legally scatter human remains in the ocean or to bury someone at sea, according to federal law. You must also notify the E...plus-squarewww.epa.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that you must be at least three nautical miles from the U.S. coast to legally scatter human remains in the ocean or to bury someone at sea, according to federal law. You must also notify the E...plus-squarewww.epa.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL The Mongols single-handedly ended the Abbasid Dynasty by sacking Baghdad on disastrous scaleplus-squareeducation.nationalgeographic.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The Mongols single-handedly ended the Abbasid Dynasty by sacking Baghdad on disastrous scaleplus-squareeducation.nationalgeographic.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL the Cutty Sark was a famous ship during the Tea Trade. Launched in 1870, it was designed to win the Tea Races from the Far East. The first ship to bring tea from China could command the highes...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Cutty Sark was a famous ship during the Tea Trade. Launched in 1870, it was designed to win the Tea Races from the Far East. The first ship to bring tea from China could command the highes...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL Austrian rightwing politician Ernst Starhemberg died from a heart attack while he assaulted a paparazzi for taking a picture of himplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Austrian rightwing politician Ernst Starhemberg died from a heart attack while he assaulted a paparazzi for taking a picture of himplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL Evel Knievel holds the world record for the most broken bones at 433, over twice the amount of bones in the human bodyplus-squarewww.guinnessworldrecords.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Evel Knievel holds the world record for the most broken bones at 433, over twice the amount of bones in the human bodyplus-squarewww.guinnessworldrecords.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL Before her marriage to Mao Zedong, Jiang Qing was an actress in 1930s Chinese cinema. Her co-star an actress named Li Lili frequently upstaged her. Decades later during the Cultural Revolution...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Before her marriage to Mao Zedong, Jiang Qing was an actress in 1930s Chinese cinema. Her co-star an actress named Li Lili frequently upstaged her. Decades later during the Cultural Revolution...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL In 1919, a group of seven women in the United Kingdom formed the Women's Engineering Society (WES), the first professional organization for women in all engineering fieldsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL In 1919, a group of seven women in the United Kingdom formed the Women's Engineering Society (WES), the first professional organization for women in all engineering fieldsplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL Canada used to have 'Johnny Cash' machines that were ATMs endorsed by Johnny Cashplus-squarefaroutmagazine.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Canada used to have 'Johnny Cash' machines that were ATMs endorsed by Johnny Cashplus-squarefaroutmagazine.co.ukbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agoTIL in 1966 a relatively unknown American musician joined legendary guitarist Eric Clapton onstage and performed "Killing Floor," a song Clapton himself deemed too difficult to perform live. This ...plus-squarewww.loudersound.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1966 a relatively unknown American musician joined legendary guitarist Eric Clapton onstage and performed "Killing Floor," a song Clapton himself deemed too difficult to perform live. This ...plus-squarewww.loudersound.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 3 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agoTIL that in the 1960 Massachusetts Democratic primary, six different candidates named "John Kennedy" were on the ballot for various offices, not counting the future president.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the 1960 Massachusetts Democratic primary, six different candidates named "John Kennedy" were on the ballot for various offices, not counting the future president.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agoTIL humans don't have "wetness" receptors, our mind has to rely on context cues to detect liquidsplus-squareneurosciencenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL humans don't have "wetness" receptors, our mind has to rely on context cues to detect liquidsplus-squareneurosciencenews.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agoTIL In the middle ages it was customary to fly the opposing lords banner when surrendering, to signify a changing of allegiance. The many French victories during this period led to the Capetian dy...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL In the middle ages it was customary to fly the opposing lords banner when surrendering, to signify a changing of allegiance. The many French victories during this period led to the Capetian dy...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agoTIL a German family went missing in Death Valley during the summer of 1996. Despite an extensive search and rescue attempt, it wasn’t until over a decade later in 2009 that their remains were foundplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL a German family went missing in Death Valley during the summer of 1996. Despite an extensive search and rescue attempt, it wasn’t until over a decade later in 2009 that their remains were foundplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agoTIL that the Skogsrå is a Swedish mythical creature with a tail, a hollow back, and skin like tree bark. She lures men into the forest, and anyone who has intercourse with her becomes introverted.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Skogsrå is a Swedish mythical creature with a tail, a hollow back, and skin like tree bark. She lures men into the forest, and anyone who has intercourse with her becomes introverted.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agoTIL about Precordial catch syndrome, a phenomenon in which you get sporadic stabbing pains in the chest, which is harmlessplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Precordial catch syndrome, a phenomenon in which you get sporadic stabbing pains in the chest, which is harmlessplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agoTIL Steve Wozniak dislikes wealth and believes money can corrupt values. In 2017, he said he wanted to avoid it altogether. And unlike Steve Jobs, he gave $10 million in Apple stock to early emplo...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Steve Wozniak dislikes wealth and believes money can corrupt values. In 2017, he said he wanted to avoid it altogether. And unlike Steve Jobs, he gave $10 million in Apple stock to early emplo...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 11 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
