TIL this Fun Fact: Unfortunately, Chainsaws Were Invented for Childbirth (www.pharmacytimes.com)
So… yep.
Today I learned you can run doom from motherboard BIOS. (www.pcgamer.com)
Idk how many other games you can do this with but I thought it was interesting.
TIL that in 2014, a photographer tried to copyright a monkey's selfie and sue Wikipedia for it. (en.wikipedia.org)
The EFF soon created a crossword, overlaid it on top of the monkey, and featured it on their website....
A WWII Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth That Carrots Help You See in the Dark (www.smithsonianmag.com)
TIL Catwoman canonically has a sidekick (batman.fandom.com)
TIL: Gamergate's have interesting hierarchy and can replace the queen (en.wikipedia.org)
TIL states that passed laws allowing a married person to seek a divorce without the consent of their spouse saw female suicide decline by 20 percent (www.nber.org)
TIL: After the 1963 March on Washington, the FBI singled out Martin Luther King Jr. as a major COINTELPRO target (medium.com)
TIL in the Carboniferous Period, no fungus existed to decompose trees. They just grew on top of each other up and up.
The weight of the trees was so great that the ones on the bottom got squished and became coal. That’s where coal is from. Bonus fact: the whole time this was happening, sharks were hunting in the oceans. Sharks are older than trees and fungus!
TIL: Some cephalopods can fly… (midwest.social)
Some cephalopods are able to fly through the air for distances of up to 50 metres (160 ft). While cephalopods are not particularly aerodynamic, they achieve these impressive ranges by jet-propulsion; water continues to be expelled from the funnel while the organism is in the air. The animals spread their fins and tentacles to...
TIL Shrek is based on a very weird book (www.polygon.com)
Didn’t even knew there was a shrek book, much less that he had laser-eyes. wtf the book looks better than the movie...
TIL: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Family Originally had the Surname Mileikowsky When They Came to Palestine from Poland in the 1920s (medium.com)
TIL Making a living writing books is more or less as rare as becoming a billionaire (www.theintrinsicperspective.com)
TIL there is a term for stupid things Bush said (en.wikipedia.org)
The Examples section gave me a good laugh. My favourite Bushisms:...
TIL Key West had an incredibly corrupt fire chief in the 70s. His name was "Bum" Farto, and not for the reason you would expect. (www.mentalfloss.com)
TIL the US government once banned sliced bread (www.mentalfloss.com)
TIL about Thomas Midgley and I wonder what's 'perfectly safe' today. (www.cnn.com)
TIL of research into genetically engineering humans for space and living on other planets. (www.space.com)
One method is epigenome engineering and would target genes advantageous for space. Another method is to combine the DNA of other species (i.e. tardigrades) with human cells to make humans better fit for space....
TIL Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) started out doing stand-up and was mentored by Redd Foxx. Here he is doing stand-up on The Redd Foxx show in 1977. (www.youtube.com)
He also does a great Redd Foxx impersionation- www.youtube.com/watch?v=490TsUYe5f4
TIL catnip is safe and healthy for dogs and can act as a mild sedative (www.rover.com)
Is Catnip Safe for Dogs?...
TIL that credit card numbers are validated using Luhn's algorithm. If it doesn't work with Luhn's algorithm, it's not a valid card number.
You can read about Luhn’s algorithm here
TIL one of the oldest TV shows was simply called "Sea Stories" on the BBC, featuring Royal Navy Commander A.B. Campbell describing the personalities and places he had seen. No known footage exists. (en.wikipedia.org)
aired from 1936-1937. if anyone has a copy pls lemme know
TIL that there are two types of earwax: wet and dry (www.self.com)
the type of earwax you have comes down in part to your skin type, Dr. Shapiro explains. People with oilier skin may have wet earwax, while those with drier skin tend to have dry earwax, she says....
TIL that some people do not have an inner voice and think in different nonverbal ways. (humanities.ku.dk)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2916897...
TIL that a Frenchman ate a plane (en.m.wikipedia.org)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/31e7c2b9-3af8-49c2-9483-d0eba629c56e.jpeg
