TIL about the TRAPPIST-1 Star System ( en.wikipedia.org )
(it's not a solar system because Sol is our star, specifically; we're the only Solar system)...
TIL about Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment considered by some to be an "information hazard" - a concept or idea that can cause you harm by you simply knowing/understanding it ( en.wikipedia.org )
Roko's basilisk is a thought experiment which states that an otherwise benevolent artificial superintelligence (AI) in the future would be incentivized to create a virtual reality simulation to torture anyone who knew of its potential existence but did not directly contribute to its advancement or development, in order to...
TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." ( en.wikipedia.org )
From Wikipedia:...
TIL: There is a species of penguin that lives in the southern point of Africa. (African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as Cape penguin or South African penguin.) ( en.wikipedia.org )
Cassavetes? ( en.wikipedia.org )
Misogynist? Genius?
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....
TIL: Gamergate's have interesting hierarchy and can replace the queen ( en.wikipedia.org )
TIL about spider number 16, the longest lived spider on record, and the decades long study by researcher Barbara York Main ( en.wikipedia.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21700185...
I just realised that this is not a painting by René Magritte ( en.wikipedia.org )
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
Has anyone ever seen the TV show "Scorpion"? ( en.wikipedia.org )
It's a bit of an older show (2014-2018), and while it doesn't mention autism specifically, it does center around several people who are clearly neurodiverse, using their unique strengths to solve a wide range of complex and difficult problems while also trying to navigate their individual challenges when interacting with the...
Paul austere died yesterday at the age of 77 ( en.wikipedia.org )
His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than forty languages.[1]
TIL ~62% of the atoms in a human body are Hydrogen, and are as old as the universe. ( en.wikipedia.org )
TIL about exploding head syndrome, which causes patients to hear a loud, frightening noise when falling asleep or waking up. Up to 10% of people may have it, but cases often go undiagnosed ( en.wikipedia.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2659121
TIL there is no original TI-84 as the TI-84 Plus was an upgrade (like iPhone 14 to 13) to the TI-83 Plus ( en.wikipedia.org )
And yes, TI calculators have indeed been improving, apparently....
TIL North Koreans cannot go to Japan ( en.wikipedia.org )
TIL abou the Amalgam Comics, a joint publication by DC & Marvel featuring characters that were a mix of those from both universes ( en.wikipedia.org )
About the comics: https://antifandom.com/marvel/wiki/Amalgam_Comics...
TIL a Canadian from Greece took an American version of an Italian dish and added tropical fruit to it and called it a Hawaiian pizza. ( en.wikipedia.org )
til Don Pardo worked as announcer on SNL until his death, age 96! ( en.wikipedia.org )
Dominick George "Don" Pardo Jr. (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades. A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as...
TIL the earliest recorded use of the @ symbol was from a religious text from 1345 ( en.wikipedia.org )
YSK that chiropractors are not medical doctors and "Systematic reviews... have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective" ( en.wikipedia.org )
"Systematic reviews of controlled clinical studies of treatments used by chiropractors have found no evidence that chiropractic manipulation is effective, with the possible exception of treatment for back pain.[8] A 2011 critical evaluation of 45 systematic reviews concluded that the data included in the study "fail[ed] to...
When you're falling down a wikipedia black hole and you find a syndrome in monkeys that describes your life. ( en.wikipedia.org )
Klüver–Bucy syndrome may present with compulsive eating, hypersexuality, insertion of inappropriate objects in the mouth (hyperorality), visual agnosia, and docility
TIL Alice Walton (Walmart heir) killed a pedestrian in a driving accident and was never charged. She has also been arrested for DUI twice but never charged. ( en.wikipedia.org )
The sketchy part is not her not getting convicted. It's that no charges were even filed. I also enjoyed this bit of info from one of the sources regarding the other DUI incident. Prosecutors in Texas have dropped a 2011 drunken driving citation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. heiress Alice Walton.
1% rule: 1% of users actively create new content, while the other 99% only lurk. ( en.wikipedia.org )
a.k.a. the 90–9–1 principle. Does the Fediverse follow this rule, or are there more creators here as early adopters? Are you a creator, a participator or a lurker?
