Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Following an attempt to steal Elvis Presley's body, the remains of both he and his mother were exhumed and reburied at his former home, Graceland.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Following an attempt to steal Elvis Presley's body, the remains of both he and his mother were exhumed and reburied at his former home, Graceland.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL in 1599, when the local Jivaro Indians in Ecuador got tired of enduring the cruel Spanish governor, who heavily taxed gold miners. The Indians caught this lover of gold and poured molten metal...plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL in 1599, when the local Jivaro Indians in Ecuador got tired of enduring the cruel Spanish governor, who heavily taxed gold miners. The Indians caught this lover of gold and poured molten metal...plus-squarewww.ncbi.nlm.nih.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Dade County did not secede from Georgia in 1860 in order to be the first to leave the Union. In fact, Dade County’s delegation voted against Georgia seceding from the Union in 1861.plus-squaregeorgiahistory.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL Dade County did not secede from Georgia in 1860 in order to be the first to leave the Union. In fact, Dade County’s delegation voted against Georgia seceding from the Union in 1861.plus-squaregeorgiahistory.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that one of The Rolling Stones' early hits, "I Wanna Be Your Man," was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that one of The Rolling Stones' early hits, "I Wanna Be Your Man," was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Catherine Dior, youngest sister of Christian Dior, was in the French resistance in WW2. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, she was tortured and sent to both Ravensbruck and Buchenwald concentrat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Catherine Dior, youngest sister of Christian Dior, was in the French resistance in WW2. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1944, she was tortured and sent to both Ravensbruck and Buchenwald concentrat...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that in the late 19th Century, German immigrants were among the first to cultivate oranges in California and on the West Coast, forever transforming the agriculture and economy of that region ...plus-squarewww.loc.govexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in the late 19th Century, German immigrants were among the first to cultivate oranges in California and on the West Coast, forever transforming the agriculture and economy of that region ...plus-squarewww.loc.govLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the Sun is categorized as a dwarf star.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Sun is categorized as a dwarf star.plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL when McDonald County, Missouri seceded in 1961 after being left out of tourism brochures, a local group of Civil War re-enactors formed a regiment to defend the Union and marched on McDonald C...plus-squaredivided.coplacdigital.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL when McDonald County, Missouri seceded in 1961 after being left out of tourism brochures, a local group of Civil War re-enactors formed a regiment to defend the Union and marched on McDonald C...plus-squaredivided.coplacdigital.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL the Ridley Scott movie Alien used much the same crew as forgotten Sean Connery star vehicle Outland. The same costume team, props team, staging crew, special effects team, & the same staff eve...plus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Ridley Scott movie Alien used much the same crew as forgotten Sean Connery star vehicle Outland. The same costume team, props team, staging crew, special effects team, & the same staff eve...plus-squarewww.youtube.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL After being named Marijuana Pepsi Jackson by her parents and enduring years of bullying as a result, Jackson refused to change her name and went on to earn her Ph.D. at the age of 46 for Highe...plus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL After being named Marijuana Pepsi Jackson by her parents and enduring years of bullying as a result, Jackson refused to change her name and went on to earn her Ph.D. at the age of 46 for Highe...plus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: Many athletes are technically considered obese based on their BMI because the BMI can't differentiate between fat and muscleplus-squarewww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Many athletes are technically considered obese based on their BMI because the BMI can't differentiate between fat and muscleplus-squarewww.npr.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett/Beverly Hillbillies) was a Song and Dance Man in the 1930'splus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Buddy Ebsen (Jed Clampett/Beverly Hillbillies) was a Song and Dance Man in the 1930'splus-squarewww.youtube.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL there was a briefly popular social movement in the early 1930s called the "Technocracy Movement." Technocrats proposed replacing politicians and businessmen with scientists and engineers who h...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL there was a briefly popular social movement in the early 1930s called the "Technocracy Movement." Technocrats proposed replacing politicians and businessmen with scientists and engineers who h...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Blade Runner 2049 was not the first sequel to Blade Runner. Prior to this film, a 1998 box office bomb called Soldier was produced with the intention of being the sequel. Props from Blade Runn...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Blade Runner 2049 was not the first sequel to Blade Runner. Prior to this film, a 1998 box office bomb called Soldier was produced with the intention of being the sequel. Props from Blade Runn...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL about Intercollegiate Meat Judging. Where American Universities compete against one another to see which team can best evaluate cuts of beef, pork and lamb based on criteria such as quality, y...plus-squarewww.si.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Intercollegiate Meat Judging. Where American Universities compete against one another to see which team can best evaluate cuts of beef, pork and lamb based on criteria such as quality, y...plus-squarewww.si.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford once encountered each other in the studio, drank heavily and inadvertently wrote a song together. It ended up being the highest charting US single of either of...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford once encountered each other in the studio, drank heavily and inadvertently wrote a song together. It ended up being the highest charting US single of either of...plus-squareen.wikipedia.orgLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that Lindsay Lohan auditioned for the role of Cora, the little girl in Titanic. Cameron turned her down because her red hair was too similar to Kate Winslet’s character.plus-squarescreenrant.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Lindsay Lohan auditioned for the role of Cora, the little girl in Titanic. Cameron turned her down because her red hair was too similar to Kate Winslet’s character.plus-squarescreenrant.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL Shops often play music with a slower tempo to encourage customers to move more slowly through the store, thus spending more time looking at products and increasing the likelihood of making a p...plus-squarewww.allrecipes.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL Shops often play music with a slower tempo to encourage customers to move more slowly through the store, thus spending more time looking at products and increasing the likelihood of making a p...plus-squarewww.allrecipes.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal. Found in Thailand and Myanmar, these bats have an average body length of just over 1 inch. Bumblebee bats are currently considered endangered.plus-squaredanspetcare.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal. Found in Thailand and Myanmar, these bats have an average body length of just over 1 inch. Bumblebee bats are currently considered endangered.plus-squaredanspetcare.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agoTIL: Roland the Farter was a professional flatulist who worked in the court of King Henry II, beloved for his timely farts, he was given a manor and 30 acres by the king. His only recorded perform...plus-squarehistoryhustle.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL: Roland the Farter was a professional flatulist who worked in the court of King Henry II, beloved for his timely farts, he was given a manor and 30 acres by the king. His only recorded perform...plus-squarehistoryhustle.comLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMBEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
