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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 hours agoTIL about the Oxenham Arms hotel and pub. Originally a monastery in the 1100s and an inn starting in the 1400s, it was built around a neolithic standing stone.plus-squarewww.theoxenhamarms.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Oxenham Arms hotel and pub. Originally a monastery in the 1100s and an inn starting in the 1400s, it was built around a neolithic standing stone.plus-squarewww.theoxenhamarms.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
Einar@lemm.eeEnglish · 18 hours agoTIL that by opening plastic items, between 14,000 and 75,000 microplastic particles are releasedplus-squarewww.newscientist.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down14
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTIL that by opening plastic items, between 14,000 and 75,000 microplastic particles are releasedplus-squarewww.newscientist.comEinar@lemm.eeEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square20fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoTIL about Greg Hildebrandt, who sadly passed away yesterday. He, and his brother Tim, were responsible for an image that takes so many of us instantly back to our childhoods.plus-squarelemmy.worldimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down11
arrow-up1150arrow-down1imageTIL about Greg Hildebrandt, who sadly passed away yesterday. He, and his brother Tim, were responsible for an image that takes so many of us instantly back to our childhoods.plus-squarelemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square1fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agoTIL there was a movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies made in the Philippines in the 1970s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies made in the Philippines in the 1970s.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 2 days agoTIL "This is Spinal Tap" has a 7.9/11 rating on IMDBplus-squarem.imdb.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL "This is Spinal Tap" has a 7.9/11 rating on IMDBplus-squarem.imdb.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.cazenoviapubliclibrary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Cazenovia Public Library in Cazenovia, New York has an Egyptian mummy on display.cazenoviapubliclibrary.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-24 days agoTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL a useless structure preserved as part of a building or environment, becoming a piece of art itself, is called a Thomasson.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgmox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Liverpool's Crosby Beach, where a mile's worth of rubble was deposited after WWII. It is being used to study the city's past.plus-squarewww.atlasobscura.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the reason Abba wore ridiculous outfits was to avoid paying taxes through a weird loophole in Swedish tax law.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Chris@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 days agoTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL King Edward VII invented his own timezone for the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1901plus-squarewww.bbc.co.ukChris@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL, while there, that Spirit Halloween has a 'Spirit Halloween Work Crew Uniform' costume. None of the people working there were wearing a uniform.plus-squarewww.spirithalloween.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
irreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrantplus-squaregizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Elon Musk was an illegal immigrantplus-squaregizmodo.comirreticent@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agoTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existenceplus-squarewww.waferworld.comlousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agoTIL the woman who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch is a queerphobic Trump fan.plus-squarewww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the woman who played Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch is a queerphobic Trump fan.plus-squarewww.vanityfair.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL Sugar, Sugar by The Archies has a bunch of reggae and soul coversplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL Sugar, Sugar by The Archies has a bunch of reggae and soul coversplus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
grue@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL ballots in Montana vary the order of candidates in order to eliminate first-listed advantageplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL ballots in Montana vary the order of candidates in order to eliminate first-listed advantageplus-squarewww.youtube.comgrue@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square0fedilink
lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 9 days agoTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareTIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.plus-squarelousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square0fedilink
SSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 days agoThe NOAA has a commissioned officer corps so that the personnel have status as military officers, to give them protection of laws of war and prevent them from being treated as spiesplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe NOAA has a commissioned officer corps so that the personnel have status as military officers, to give them protection of laws of war and prevent them from being treated as spiesplus-squareen.m.wikipedia.orgSSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Ivan VI of Russia, named emperor in 1740 when he was two months old, deposed in a coup thirteen months later, then kept a prisoner in solitary confinement for 20 years until his murder.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgFlying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square0fedilink