TIL the word "vamoose" is an Americanization of the Spanish word "vamos" for "let's go".
Obligatory vamoose you little varmint.
TIL not to microwave pancakes for 2 minutes
I learned this morning that if you microwave frozen pancakes for 2 minutes you’ll have to throw the plastic plate out
TIL The Goodhart's Law: Any observed statistical regularity will tend to collapse once pressure is placed upon it for control purposes.
Here is the Wikipedia link.
TIL Chinese astronauts are called taikonauts
I thought that the distinction existed only between Americans (astronauts) and Russians (cosmonauts), but no, Chinese also have their own term. I guess Indians should come up with their own, as well =)
TIL Minimum wage has only increased by $7.00 in 85 years in the USA.
Upon inception it was set at $0.25. It is now $7.25.
TIL the history behind the "space melody".
You may know it as Space Melody by Luna Park or as ResuRection by ППК (English: PPK), but the original melody was composed by Eduard Artemyev for the 1979 Soviet film Siberiade. The original name of the song, as titled in the movie’s soundtrack release, is la mort du héroes (the death of heroes, if my French is correct)....
The Japanese developers of Puck-Man changed the name to Pac-Man when porting it to North America to avoid a scenario where the "P" in Puck Man would be changed to an "F", forming an obscene name.
Eyeing the game’s success in Japan, Namco initialized plans to bring the game to the international market, particularly the United States.[26] Before showing the game to distributors, Namco America made a number of changes, such as altering the names of the ghosts.[26] The biggest of these was the game’s title; executives at...
TIL that Anthony Blinken, current US Secretary of State, has over 650 monthly listeners on Spotify.
open.spotify.com/artist/5ZWgy4Riyzr0QtvcIKiZmF
TIL in Portugal you can get an unlimited national rail pass for €49 🚂
euronews.com/…/want-to-travel-portugal-by-train-n…
TIL You can see all of the Lemmy community comments and posts that have been removed at the bottom of the sidebar.
It’s called Modlog in the Monitoring Stats section....
TIL that I saved a 13 year old post from the old place that lists all the free web learning courses. He updated it for quite a while. Why don't we fix it?
General Sites:...
TIL: The most living generations at once was 7, back in 1989. They each had their child between 18 to 20yrs of age
I was trying to figure out how many generations could theoretically exist at the same time, so I decided to first check Guinness. Hopefully I did all the math correctly.
TIL that retired chemist, Khonghao Shou, predicted the 2003 earthquake in Bam, Iran by observing cloud formations.
He not only predicted the approximate date, but also the magnitude and epicenter....
TIL that France and Spain are in the wrong time zone because of Nazis.
France was put on to German time when conquered by Nazi Germany....
TIL that 'HEART' is an anagram of 'EARTH'
It had never occurred to me before…
[META] An Update For Members of This Community
Hello c/TIL! As you may have noticed from the fancy “A” next to his name on his posts around Lemmy, our fearless leader AvaddonLFC is now an Administrator, which means he can no longer be part of our moderation team. I have agreed to take over his communities because I believe in what we’ve all been building together as a...
Partner Communities
To partner with our community and be included here, you are free to message the moderators or comment on our pinned post....
TIL: Dark mode causes eye strain
For a few years I used dark mode because i thought it was better for your eyes; it isn’t....
TIL What Haze is. Fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency in the air
Maybe I never paid attention or maybe it’s the first time we’ve had wildfire smoke in my city recently, but I had been so confused at the “fog” and “clouds” despite it not being fog or clouds but Haze.
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Let’s get together and make a nice icon to decorate our community. All input appreciated!
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Hello everyone! Welcome to Today I Learned....
TIL In Google Maps on mobile, you can tilt the view angle by moving two fingers up or down
I knew the tilt functionally had been there forever on Desktop, but no idea the gesture existed on the mobile App…
TIL that Proctor & Gamble and Unilever actively sponsor Russian war efforts and are on the International Sponsors of War list.
They own brands such as Pampers, Olay, Old Spice, Pantene, Oral B, Herbal Essences, Gilette, Dove, Hellmann’s, Axe, Knorr, Magnum, Breyers, and Lipton, among others....
TIL about the shortest war in history
TIL that the shortest war in history took place between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes. The conflict arose due to a succession dispute within the Zanzibar Sultanate after the death of the ruling Sultan. As tensions escalated, the British government intervened and issued an ultimatum to the rival...
TIL that the first person to receive a speeding ticket was going 8 mph.
According to Guinness World Records, the first person charged with speeding was Walter Arnold from Paddock Wood, Kent. On 28 January 1896, Arnold was seen going 4 times the allowed 2 mph speed limit in his Benz. The constable pursued him on his bicycle, issuing a ticket for £4 7s (roughly £260 in today’s money), of which 10...