IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoTIL Amou Haji, known as the "world’s dirtiest man", avoided bathing for over 60 years due to a superstition. After villagers finally convinced him to wash, he died just weeks later at the age of 94.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down17
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkTIL Amou Haji, known as the "world’s dirtiest man", avoided bathing for over 60 years due to a superstition. After villagers finally convinced him to wash, he died just weeks later at the age of 94.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square41linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoAn 11-year-old boy from Indonesia stole hearts worldwide with a traditional dance on a moving boat. Now he's a cultural ambassador and symbol of pride.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down16
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkAn 11-year-old boy from Indonesia stole hearts worldwide with a traditional dance on a moving boat. Now he's a cultural ambassador and symbol of pride.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoTIL that Hachikō, an Akita dog in Japan, waited at Shibuya Station every day for 9 years after his owner died, eventually becoming a national symbol of loyalty.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down16
arrow-up1195arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Hachikō, an Akita dog in Japan, waited at Shibuya Station every day for 9 years after his owner died, eventually becoming a national symbol of loyalty.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL Roselle, a guide dog, led her blind owner down 78 floors of the World Trade Center on 9/11, calmly navigating smoke and chaos to save his life.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down14
arrow-up1370arrow-down1external-linkTIL Roselle, a guide dog, led her blind owner down 78 floors of the World Trade Center on 9/11, calmly navigating smoke and chaos to save his life.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down14
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoA creative man in China built a fully motorized bed with joystick control, letting him move around without getting up. His invention could help in rescue missions and mobility support.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down17
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkA creative man in China built a fully motorized bed with joystick control, letting him move around without getting up. His invention could help in rescue missions and mobility support.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoTIL the toxic fungus blamed for the "curse" of King Tut’s tomb may actually help fight leukemia, with researchers extracting cancer-killing compounds from it.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down12
arrow-up1152arrow-down1external-linkTIL the toxic fungus blamed for the "curse" of King Tut’s tomb may actually help fight leukemia, with researchers extracting cancer-killing compounds from it.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoTIL some pigeons have legs that resemble chickens because of shared mutations that alter limb identity, causing feathers to grow where scales usually form.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down12
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkTIL some pigeons have legs that resemble chickens because of shared mutations that alter limb identity, causing feathers to grow where scales usually form.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoreswww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down13
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkA rare atmospheric roll cloud, often mistaken for a tsunami, mesmerized beachgoers along Portugal’s shoreswww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKwww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down110
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKwww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agoTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1282arrow-down14
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 days agomessage-square25linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greecewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down11
arrow-up185arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greecewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down11
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down14
arrow-up1175arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square19linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down19
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square11linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down11
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square17linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down11
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalwww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalwww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
