bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL only 1 US President has been born after 1946.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL only 1 US President has been born after 1946.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL astronomers have discovered a massive reservoir of water in the universe in vapor form that is equivalent to 140 trillion times the amount of water in the world's oceans.plus-squarewww.jpl.nasa.govexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL astronomers have discovered a massive reservoir of water in the universe in vapor form that is equivalent to 140 trillion times the amount of water in the world's oceans.plus-squarewww.jpl.nasa.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL the "jellyfish effect" (or "space jellyfish") is when a rocket's high-altitude exhaust plume is illuminated by sunlight before dawn or after duskplus-squarewww.floridatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the "jellyfish effect" (or "space jellyfish") is when a rocket's high-altitude exhaust plume is illuminated by sunlight before dawn or after duskplus-squarewww.floridatoday.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL Connecticut’s 1662 charter from King Charles II gave it land from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Until 1786, it claimed territory between the 41st and 42nd parallels, including parts of what are...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Connecticut’s 1662 charter from King Charles II gave it land from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Until 1786, it claimed territory between the 41st and 42nd parallels, including parts of what are...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker by sales and seventh largest company in the world, is controlled by a single family descended from Ferdinand Porsche.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker by sales and seventh largest company in the world, is controlled by a single family descended from Ferdinand Porsche.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL that Galileo’s telescope wasn’t strong enough to tell what Saturn’s rings were, so he thought it was a larger central planet closely flanked by two smaller ones. He described the rings as Sat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Galileo’s telescope wasn’t strong enough to tell what Saturn’s rings were, so he thought it was a larger central planet closely flanked by two smaller ones. He described the rings as Sat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL that Rosemary Kennedy, JFK's sister, was given a lobotomy at age 23. The family feared she would disgrace their reputation.plus-squarewww.irishcentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Rosemary Kennedy, JFK's sister, was given a lobotomy at age 23. The family feared she would disgrace their reputation.plus-squarewww.irishcentral.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL when Japanese-American Norm Mineta was interned as a child, US authorities confiscated his baseball bat. Later elected to Congress, someone gifted him a $1500 Hank Aaron bat-- which he had to ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL when Japanese-American Norm Mineta was interned as a child, US authorities confiscated his baseball bat. Later elected to Congress, someone gifted him a $1500 Hank Aaron bat-- which he had to ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL that many fire departments display “Keep Back 343 Feet” on the back of their fire trucks not only as a safety reminder, but specifically in remembrance of the 343 firefighters lost on 9/11.plus-squarekdhnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that many fire departments display “Keep Back 343 Feet” on the back of their fire trucks not only as a safety reminder, but specifically in remembrance of the 343 firefighters lost on 9/11.plus-squarekdhnews.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL about sanewashing, where people try to minimise the perceived radical aspects of a person or idea to make them appear more acceptable to a wider audience.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about sanewashing, where people try to minimise the perceived radical aspects of a person or idea to make them appear more acceptable to a wider audience.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL that the Hindenburg (which was filled with flammable hydrogen gas) had a smoking lounge. The entrance to the lounge was pressurized, and the bartender had to make sure no hydrogen gas leaked, ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Hindenburg (which was filled with flammable hydrogen gas) had a smoking lounge. The entrance to the lounge was pressurized, and the bartender had to make sure no hydrogen gas leaked, ...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL Burlington, Ontario closes a section of King Road for annual migration of the Jefferson salamander.plus-squarewww.conservationhalton.caexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Burlington, Ontario closes a section of King Road for annual migration of the Jefferson salamander.plus-squarewww.conservationhalton.cabOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL about Stephenson 2-18 being the largest star in the universe at 10 billion times larger than our sun.plus-squarewww.star-facts.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Stephenson 2-18 being the largest star in the universe at 10 billion times larger than our sun.plus-squarewww.star-facts.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL Apple's first CEO, Michael Scott, once personally fired forty Apple employees, believing they were redundant. Later the same day, he gathered employees around a keg of beer and stated, "I'll f...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Apple's first CEO, Michael Scott, once personally fired forty Apple employees, believing they were redundant. Later the same day, he gathered employees around a keg of beer and stated, "I'll f...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL in 2015, Thomson Reuters experienced a "reply all" email storm when an employee located in the Philippines accidentally sent an email requesting his phone to be re-activated to over 33,000 cow...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2015, Thomson Reuters experienced a "reply all" email storm when an employee located in the Philippines accidentally sent an email requesting his phone to be re-activated to over 33,000 cow...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL Aaron Burr was the U.S. Vice President in July 1804 when he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and continued to serve until his term ended eight months later. Charges of murder were complicat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Aaron Burr was the U.S. Vice President in July 1804 when he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel and continued to serve until his term ended eight months later. Charges of murder were complicat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL about the Law of Triviality (aka bike-shedding) where the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum [of the money] involved.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Law of Triviality (aka bike-shedding) where the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum [of the money] involved.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL while voice actor Tara Strong was recording crying noises for her character Dill Pickles on Rugrats, the producers stopped her because her crying was so real that she made a woman in the studi...plus-squarewww.avclub.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL while voice actor Tara Strong was recording crying noises for her character Dill Pickles on Rugrats, the producers stopped her because her crying was so real that she made a woman in the studi...plus-squarewww.avclub.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL about Grand Theft Hamlet, a documentary where two unemployed actors put on a full production of Hamlet — staged and filmed entirely inside the video game Grand Theft Auto Online (2013)plus-squarewww.undiscoveredcountryfilm.comexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Grand Theft Hamlet, a documentary where two unemployed actors put on a full production of Hamlet — staged and filmed entirely inside the video game Grand Theft Auto Online (2013)plus-squarewww.undiscoveredcountryfilm.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agoTIL about the “Bonus Army,” WWI veterans who in 1932 marched to D.C. demanding their promised wartime bonuses. Under Hoover’s orders, U.S. troops led by Gen. MacArthur used tear gas, bayonets, and...plus-squarewww.zinnedproject.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the “Bonus Army,” WWI veterans who in 1932 marched to D.C. demanding their promised wartime bonuses. Under Hoover’s orders, U.S. troops led by Gen. MacArthur used tear gas, bayonets, and...plus-squarewww.zinnedproject.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
