garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoTIL that the largest ape species to ever have existed, Gigantopithecus blacki, a relative to orangutan, was discovered in a Hong Kong drugstore that sold molar teeth from it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down11
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the largest ape species to ever have existed, Gigantopithecus blacki, a relative to orangutan, was discovered in a Hong Kong drugstore that sold molar teeth from it.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squaregarfaagel@sh.itjust.worksOPtoToday I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca•TIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.linkfedilinkarrow-up21·9 months agoCool! I had never heard about this theory for explaining color blindness. linkfedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agoTIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.plus-squarewww.healthline.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down117
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Tetrachromacy, a condition which lets you see more colors. Normal people can see about 1 million colors, while tetrachromats may see up to 100 million. Up to 12% of women may have it.plus-squarewww.healthline.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 9 months agomessage-square22fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agoTIL that in 1848 a railroad worker survived an accident where an iron bar pierced through his head, destroying most of his left frontal lobe. However, his personality and behavior changed considerablyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down16
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1848 a railroad worker survived an accident where an iron bar pierced through his head, destroying most of his left frontal lobe. However, his personality and behavior changed considerablyplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agomessage-square26fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agoTIL about the Hairy frog, remarkable not only for its hairlike structures, but also for intentionally breaking its bones of the toe and use the sharpened bones as claws.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down11
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Hairy frog, remarkable not only for its hairlike structures, but also for intentionally breaking its bones of the toe and use the sharpened bones as claws.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agomessage-square6fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agoTIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% of the total and 49.5% of the women voteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down12
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1968, Liechtenstein held a referendum on women's suffrage where both men and women were allowed to vote. Despite this, the No-side won with 56.3% of the total and 49.5% of the women voteplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agomessage-square17fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agoTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growplus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1352arrow-down18
arrow-up1344arrow-down1external-linkTIL that to promote potatoes, French agronomist Parmentier put guards around his potato fields, making them seem valuable. At night, they were left unguarded, so peasants could steal potatoes and growplus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 11 months agomessage-square26fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL about the Garamantes, an advanced civilization in the Sahara desert, based on irrigation from aquifers. Its disappearance was possibly caused by the depletion of the fossil water it relied on.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down12
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Garamantes, an advanced civilization in the Sahara desert, based on irrigation from aquifers. Its disappearance was possibly caused by the depletion of the fossil water it relied on.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that in 1961, the only doctor at a Soviet research station in Antarctica got appendicitis, and had to performed surgery on himself to remove his appendix. Two weeks later he resumed regular dutiesplus-squarewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down17
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1961, the only doctor at a Soviet research station in Antarctica got appendicitis, and had to performed surgery on himself to remove his appendix. Two weeks later he resumed regular dutiesplus-squarewww.bbc.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that teabags were invented by accident. In 1908, a New York tea merchant sent tea samples to customers in small silk bags. The customers put the bags directly in hot water, and the teabag was bornplus-squarewww.tea.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down12
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkTIL that teabags were invented by accident. In 1908, a New York tea merchant sent tea samples to customers in small silk bags. The customers put the bags directly in hot water, and the teabag was bornplus-squarewww.tea.co.ukgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square21fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down11
arrow-up1229arrow-down1external-linkTIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down10
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkTIL that there is a successful Vienna orchestra playing solely with instruments made out of vegetables.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down18
arrow-up1143arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 2012 a large solar storm nearly missed Earth by a margin of nine days. If it hit, it could have caused damages to a cost of around $2.6 trillion.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square24fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that Waffen-SS had a primarily Muslim division. Most members were Bosnian Muslims. The Nazis used the Mufti of Jerusalem to promote the division and bolster recruitment.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Waffen-SS had a primarily Muslim division. Most members were Bosnian Muslims. The Nazis used the Mufti of Jerusalem to promote the division and bolster recruitment.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL about the unfinished skyscraper Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, China. Reaching 597 m high, it's the world's sixth tallest building, but construction stopped in 2015 and it now stands abandonedplus-squarewww.theb1m.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down11
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the unfinished skyscraper Goldin Finance 117 in Tianjin, China. Reaching 597 m high, it's the world's sixth tallest building, but construction stopped in 2015 and it now stands abandonedplus-squarewww.theb1m.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that the world's largest pyramid by volume is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula has twice the volume. It is 450 m long, but only 66 m tall.www.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down11
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the world's largest pyramid by volume is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula has twice the volume. It is 450 m long, but only 66 m tall.www.bbc.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that the small Pacific island country Nauru once was among the richest countries in the world, thanks to its phosphate mines. But when the mines were depleted, the country descended into povertywww.news.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the small Pacific island country Nauru once was among the richest countries in the world, thanks to its phosphate mines. But when the mines were depleted, the country descended into povertywww.news.com.augarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL about extreme ironing, a sport centered around ironing clothes on challenging locations. It has its own international governing organization and a World Championship has been held.plus-squarefacts.netexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down114
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkTIL about extreme ironing, a sport centered around ironing clothes on challenging locations. It has its own international governing organization and a World Championship has been held.plus-squarefacts.netgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that African wild dogs have been observed "voting" to decide if the group should go on a hunt. To "vote" for a hunt, the dogs sneeze.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down11
arrow-up1325arrow-down1external-linkTIL that African wild dogs have been observed "voting" to decide if the group should go on a hunt. To "vote" for a hunt, the dogs sneeze.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square10fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that the Aztecs had mandatory education for children of all classes and genders (although the schools and curriculum differed for nobility and commoners as well as boys and girls).plus-squarewww.historyonthenet.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down11
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Aztecs had mandatory education for children of all classes and genders (although the schools and curriculum differed for nobility and commoners as well as boys and girls).plus-squarewww.historyonthenet.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL when lightning rods were first introduced in the 18th century, people found them so fascinating that wearable lightning rods become fashionable, e.g. a lightning rod in your hat or umbrella.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down13
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL when lightning rods were first introduced in the 18th century, people found them so fascinating that wearable lightning rods become fashionable, e.g. a lightning rod in your hat or umbrella.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orggarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
Cool! I had never heard about this theory for explaining color blindness.