contentbot@lemmy.caB · 1 day agoTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up133
arrow-up133external-linkTIL that cannabis use can prevent nightmares caused by PTSD.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 1 day agomessage-square3fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up1128
arrow-up1128external-linkTIL that the famous mime artist Marcel Marceau first used mime to help Jewish children quietly escape from occupied France in the World War II.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agoTIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stressplus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up144
arrow-up144external-linkTIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stressplus-squarewww.npr.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 2 days agomessage-square3fedilink
gedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up162
arrow-up162external-linkTIL that it may be faster for humans to run on all fours.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govgedaliyah@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square31fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agoTIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up172
arrow-up172external-linkTIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europeplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 3 days agomessage-square1fedilink
Otter@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoTIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up1133
arrow-up1133external-linkTIL That Zoboomafoo was the lemur's stage name, with the full name being "Jovian Marcus Kendall"plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgOtter@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL about the SS Eastland, which rolled over while docked in the Chicago River, killing 844 people. The incident is considered the biggest loss of life on the North American Great Lakes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up146
arrow-up146external-linkTIL about the SS Eastland, which rolled over while docked in the Chicago River, killing 844 people. The incident is considered the biggest loss of life on the North American Great Lakes.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square3fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agoTIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"plus-squarewww.kuow.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up145
arrow-up145external-linkTIL birds truly are government spies... US military funds research on crows' facial recognition abilities for "enemy tracking"plus-squarewww.kuow.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 4 days agomessage-square4fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agoTIL it's estimated that out of the 100,000 or more species of mushrooms worldwide, just over 100 are toxic.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up171
arrow-up171external-linkTIL it's estimated that out of the 100,000 or more species of mushrooms worldwide, just over 100 are toxic.plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agomessage-square11fedilink
Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agoTIL Brooklyn used to have a huge elephant brothel until it burned downplus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1142
arrow-up1142imageTIL Brooklyn used to have a huge elephant brothel until it burned downplus-squarelemmy.worldPencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 days agomessage-square19fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL Coney Island was at one point and island and they artificially connected it to Brooklyn in the 1920s-30splus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up150
arrow-up150external-linkTIL Coney Island was at one point and island and they artificially connected it to Brooklyn in the 1920s-30splus-squarewww.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square5fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agoTIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2plus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up120
arrow-up120external-linkTIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2plus-squareyoutu.becontentbot@lemmy.caB · 6 days agomessage-square5fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agoTIL that the Vincent Price's spoken word portion of "Thriller" was written the day of recordingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up126
arrow-up126external-linkTIL that the Vincent Price's spoken word portion of "Thriller" was written the day of recordingplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 5 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL America’s Loneliness Epidemic: Nearly 40 MILLION American adults now live alone and they are 64% more likely to be depressed than their peersplus-squarealltoowhale.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up199
arrow-up199external-linkTIL America’s Loneliness Epidemic: Nearly 40 MILLION American adults now live alone and they are 64% more likely to be depressed than their peersplus-squarealltoowhale.comcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square11fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agoTIL most escaped mental patients just go home and resume their everyday activitiesplus-squarewww.psychiatricnursing.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up140
arrow-up140external-linkTIL most escaped mental patients just go home and resume their everyday activitiesplus-squarewww.psychiatricnursing.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agomessage-square2fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agoTIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were riggedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up136
arrow-up136external-linkTIL that the House of Representatives once investigated TV quiz shows to see if they were riggedplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agomessage-square8fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agoTIL about the Union of the Comoros; an archipelagic country off the southeast coast of Africa with an estimated population of 1 million people.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up19
arrow-up19external-linkTIL about the Union of the Comoros; an archipelagic country off the southeast coast of Africa with an estimated population of 1 million people.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 7 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up116
arrow-up116external-linkTIL that while Alexander the Great conquered the known world, he never attempted to attack the city-state of Sparta.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square5fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agoTIL that just a year after the failed invasion by the Spanish Armada, the English launch their own English Armada against Spain, which also failed.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up136
arrow-up136external-linkTIL that just a year after the failed invasion by the Spanish Armada, the English launch their own English Armada against Spain, which also failed.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 8 days agomessage-square1fedilink
contentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agoTIL that the New Testament in the BIBLE was written nearly 100 years after Jesus Christ ~ 70 CEplus-squarecarm.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up115
arrow-up115external-linkTIL that the New Testament in the BIBLE was written nearly 100 years after Jesus Christ ~ 70 CEplus-squarecarm.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB · 9 days agomessage-square6fedilink
