Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL boxing legend Evander Holyfield lost almost every cent of the estimated $200m (AU$320m) he earned during his career through reckless spending, bad business deals & "even worse" financial a...plus-squarewww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL boxing legend Evander Holyfield lost almost every cent of the estimated $200m (AU$320m) he earned during his career through reckless spending, bad business deals & "even worse" financial a...plus-squarewww.nzherald.co.nzLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL The location of the first emporer of China's tomb is known but remains unexcavated, in part, due to fears it contains vast quantities of mercuryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The location of the first emporer of China's tomb is known but remains unexcavated, in part, due to fears it contains vast quantities of mercuryplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that Kathryn Beaumont at 13 voiced Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" and did so again for "Kingdom Hearts" at age 64.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Kathryn Beaumont at 13 voiced Alice in "Alice in Wonderland" and did so again for "Kingdom Hearts" at age 64.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that while working as a HS teacher, Rey Johnson invented the automated test scoring and sold it to IBM. The company hired him and he went on to lead the team that invented the Hard Disk Driveplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that while working as a HS teacher, Rey Johnson invented the automated test scoring and sold it to IBM. The company hired him and he went on to lead the team that invented the Hard Disk Driveplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL Street artist Banksy agreed to sneak on set of Stephen Merchants TV comedy Outlaws and paint street art, which Christopher Walken was then asked to painted over.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Street artist Banksy agreed to sneak on set of Stephen Merchants TV comedy Outlaws and paint street art, which Christopher Walken was then asked to painted over.plus-squarewww.theguardian.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that Vercingetorix, the Gallic chieftain who united the Gauls against Rome, defeated Caesar in battle but was later besieged, captured, and executed in Rome after being paraded in Caesar’s tri...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Vercingetorix, the Gallic chieftain who united the Gauls against Rome, defeated Caesar in battle but was later besieged, captured, and executed in Rome after being paraded in Caesar’s tri...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL: More than 4,000 Swedes have inserted microchips into their hands to store emergency contact details, social media profiles or e-tickets for events and rail journeysplus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL: More than 4,000 Swedes have inserted microchips into their hands to store emergency contact details, social media profiles or e-tickets for events and rail journeysplus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL of Pfeilstorch - storks who, whilst wintering in Africa, were injured by arrows or spears, survived and flew back to Europe with the weapon still embedded in their body.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Pfeilstorch - storks who, whilst wintering in Africa, were injured by arrows or spears, survived and flew back to Europe with the weapon still embedded in their body.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that Andrew Lloyd Webber so so 'emotionally damaged' after seeing the 2019 adaptation of his musical 'Cats', he bought himself a dog.plus-squarewww.standard.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Andrew Lloyd Webber so so 'emotionally damaged' after seeing the 2019 adaptation of his musical 'Cats', he bought himself a dog.plus-squarewww.standard.co.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL British law in 50s forbade Jesus to speak or his face to be seen if he were a “secondary character.” His face wasn't shown in Ben Hur partly because of the law.plus-squarewww.hollywoodreporter.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL British law in 50s forbade Jesus to speak or his face to be seen if he were a “secondary character.” His face wasn't shown in Ben Hur partly because of the law.plus-squarewww.hollywoodreporter.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that for Final Fantasy X, the voice acted English dialogue had the match the length of the Japanese dialogue. If the timing didn't match, the game would crashplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that for Final Fantasy X, the voice acted English dialogue had the match the length of the Japanese dialogue. If the timing didn't match, the game would crashplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agoTIL that the Afro-Bolivian people have their own, separate monarchyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Afro-Bolivian people have their own, separate monarchyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that naturally 1 out of every 6400 hydrogen atoms in water is a deuterium atom. It forms a "heavy water" molecule with a slightly sweet taste and is safe in low amounts, but you will die if mo...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that naturally 1 out of every 6400 hydrogen atoms in water is a deuterium atom. It forms a "heavy water" molecule with a slightly sweet taste and is safe in low amounts, but you will die if mo...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that between 1230 and 1561, many English towns had a street called “Gropecunt Lane,” named after prostitution centered on those areas. Many of these streets have since been renamed to “Grape L...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that between 1230 and 1561, many English towns had a street called “Gropecunt Lane,” named after prostitution centered on those areas. Many of these streets have since been renamed to “Grape L...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that Jeffrey Hudson, a court dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria, shot a man in a duel, after which he went into exile, was captured by Barbary pirates, spent 25 years enslaved in North...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Jeffrey Hudson, a court dwarf of the English Queen Henrietta Maria, shot a man in a duel, after which he went into exile, was captured by Barbary pirates, spent 25 years enslaved in North...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL That many competitive Scrabble players quit playing competitively after hundreds of “offensive” words were banned, including racial slurs, sexuality and gender insults.plus-squarewww.news.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL That many competitive Scrabble players quit playing competitively after hundreds of “offensive” words were banned, including racial slurs, sexuality and gender insults.plus-squarewww.news.com.auLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that capers are flowers!plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that capers are flowers!plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL only two US presidents had no ancestry from the British Isles: Martin Van Buren and Dwight D. Eisenhower.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL only two US presidents had no ancestry from the British Isles: Martin Van Buren and Dwight D. Eisenhower.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL of Didier Delsalle, the only pilot to have successfully landed a helicopter on the summit (8848m) of Mt Everest.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Didier Delsalle, the only pilot to have successfully landed a helicopter on the summit (8848m) of Mt Everest.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agoTIL that the FBI banned solo interviews with serial killers after convict Edmund Kemp told FBI agent Robert Ressler that if he wanted to he could kill Ressler long before any help showed up.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the FBI banned solo interviews with serial killers after convict Edmund Kemp told FBI agent Robert Ressler that if he wanted to he could kill Ressler long before any help showed up.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square0fedilink
