bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL Due to restrictions on Germany after WWII banning aircraft production, former bomber designer Ernst Heinkel temporarily switched to producing scooters, mopeds, and even the Heinkel Kabine bubb...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Due to restrictions on Germany after WWII banning aircraft production, former bomber designer Ernst Heinkel temporarily switched to producing scooters, mopeds, and even the Heinkel Kabine bubb...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL Bruno Mars' career started as an Elvis impersonator at the age of three. His uncle was also an Elvis impersonatorplus-squarewww.smoothradio.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Bruno Mars' career started as an Elvis impersonator at the age of three. His uncle was also an Elvis impersonatorplus-squarewww.smoothradio.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL in 2009, Claire Boucher attempted to float down the Mississippi River in a homemade houseboat filled with live chickens, a sewing machine and 20 pounds of potatoes. She failed. A year later sh...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2009, Claire Boucher attempted to float down the Mississippi River in a homemade houseboat filled with live chickens, a sewing machine and 20 pounds of potatoes. She failed. A year later sh...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL that former NBA Player and Milwaukee Buck, Junior Bridgeman who passed away on Tuesday, 3/11 was recently determined to be the fourth wealthiest retired athlete in the World by Forbes Magazin...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that former NBA Player and Milwaukee Buck, Junior Bridgeman who passed away on Tuesday, 3/11 was recently determined to be the fourth wealthiest retired athlete in the World by Forbes Magazin...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL that the Lake St. Louis, Missouri fire department displays “Keep Back 343 Feet” on the back of their fire trucks not only as a safety reminder, but specifically in remembrance of the 343 firef...plus-squarecrossedheart.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Lake St. Louis, Missouri fire department displays “Keep Back 343 Feet” on the back of their fire trucks not only as a safety reminder, but specifically in remembrance of the 343 firef...plus-squarecrossedheart.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL Einstein refused to wear socks because his big toe always created a hole in themplus-squarewww.lenfisherscience.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Einstein refused to wear socks because his big toe always created a hole in themplus-squarewww.lenfisherscience.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL that organizers of the 2012 London Olympics contacted The Who’s manager to ask if Keith Moon would be available to play with the rest of the band in the opening ceremonies. (He died in 1978.)plus-squarewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that organizers of the 2012 London Olympics contacted The Who’s manager to ask if Keith Moon would be available to play with the rest of the band in the opening ceremonies. (He died in 1978.)plus-squarewww.theguardian.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL Canadian pro wrestlers held a 12-man battle royal in 1999 to determine the leader of a satirical political partyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Canadian pro wrestlers held a 12-man battle royal in 1999 to determine the leader of a satirical political partyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL in 2001 a 13 year old boy scout went missing in Yellowstone Park for over 18 hours and used his belt buckle to reflect sunlight and signal passing planes. His signal was happened to be spotted...plus-squareblog.scoutingmagazine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 2001 a 13 year old boy scout went missing in Yellowstone Park for over 18 hours and used his belt buckle to reflect sunlight and signal passing planes. His signal was happened to be spotted...plus-squareblog.scoutingmagazine.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL the term Heimweh (homesickness) was coined in the 17th century for Swiss mercenaries. It was seen as a medical condition that supposedly only affected the Swiss—until the 19th century, when it...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the term Heimweh (homesickness) was coined in the 17th century for Swiss mercenaries. It was seen as a medical condition that supposedly only affected the Swiss—until the 19th century, when it...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL that in deep mine voids, slabs of rocks weighing hundreds of pounds can spontaneously "explode" off the walls from the pressure above until the stresses adjust.plus-squarewww.sciencedirect.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in deep mine voids, slabs of rocks weighing hundreds of pounds can spontaneously "explode" off the walls from the pressure above until the stresses adjust.plus-squarewww.sciencedirect.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL - Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is a non-psychotic disorder in which a person experiences apparent lasting or persistent visual hallucinations or perceptual distortions af...plus-squarewikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL - Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD) is a non-psychotic disorder in which a person experiences apparent lasting or persistent visual hallucinations or perceptual distortions af...plus-squarewikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL that in the original treatment for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Rufus was a 28-year-old high school sophomore who lived in a van with his pet dog.plus-squaremovieweb.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the original treatment for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Rufus was a 28-year-old high school sophomore who lived in a van with his pet dog.plus-squaremovieweb.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL only 1 US President has been born after 1946.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL only 1 US President has been born after 1946.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL astronomers have discovered a massive reservoir of water in the universe in vapor form that is equivalent to 140 trillion times the amount of water in the world's oceans.plus-squarewww.jpl.nasa.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL astronomers have discovered a massive reservoir of water in the universe in vapor form that is equivalent to 140 trillion times the amount of water in the world's oceans.plus-squarewww.jpl.nasa.govbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL the "jellyfish effect" (or "space jellyfish") is when a rocket's high-altitude exhaust plume is illuminated by sunlight before dawn or after duskplus-squarewww.floridatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the "jellyfish effect" (or "space jellyfish") is when a rocket's high-altitude exhaust plume is illuminated by sunlight before dawn or after duskplus-squarewww.floridatoday.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL Connecticut’s 1662 charter from King Charles II gave it land from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Until 1786, it claimed territory between the 41st and 42nd parallels, including parts of what are...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Connecticut’s 1662 charter from King Charles II gave it land from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Until 1786, it claimed territory between the 41st and 42nd parallels, including parts of what are...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker by sales and seventh largest company in the world, is controlled by a single family descended from Ferdinand Porsche.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker by sales and seventh largest company in the world, is controlled by a single family descended from Ferdinand Porsche.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL that Galileo’s telescope wasn’t strong enough to tell what Saturn’s rings were, so he thought it was a larger central planet closely flanked by two smaller ones. He described the rings as Sat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Galileo’s telescope wasn’t strong enough to tell what Saturn’s rings were, so he thought it was a larger central planet closely flanked by two smaller ones. He described the rings as Sat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgbOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
bOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agoTIL that Rosemary Kennedy, JFK's sister, was given a lobotomy at age 23. The family feared she would disgrace their reputation.plus-squarewww.irishcentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Rosemary Kennedy, JFK's sister, was given a lobotomy at age 23. The family feared she would disgrace their reputation.plus-squarewww.irishcentral.combOt@zerobytes.monsterM · 25 days agomessage-square0fedilink
