TIL that some people do not have an inner voice and think in different nonverbal ways. ( humanities.ku.dk )
cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/2916897...
TIL 40 states in the US charge you $20-$80 a day for being incarcerated in prison. ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
Very weird that I am so old and have literally never heard this mentioned in a TV show or book or movie or anything....
TIL humans are the only animal with a chin. We aren't sure why. ( www.smithsonianmag.com )
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: The Phrase “Death To America” Didn’t exist Before the CIA Overthrew the Iranian Government for Nationalizing their Oil in 1953 ( medium.com )
TIL about Wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic worldview of accepting the simple, imperfect, and transient things in the world. Similar to kintsugi (repairing broken pottery with golden paste), it's abou ( en.wikipedia.org )
TIL sailing ships commonly moved around without wind by warping ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
Warping is throwing an anchor either manually for a small ship or by rowing the anchor out and dropping it farther away for a larger ship. Then the ship would reel it to change position. Good for maneuvering in harbor. Etymologically related to "throwing" and essentially threading a needle across the sea....
TIL Earthworms aren't native to the northern United States; they are a recent invasive species which does significant damage to boreal forests ( www.outdoorlife.com )
TIL most cultures and peoples all over the world have historically had trouble recognizing the color blue ( www.ancientoriginsunleashed.com )
TIL that there are two types of earwax: wet and dry ( www.self.com )
the type of earwax you have comes down in part to your skin type, Dr. Shapiro explains. People with oilier skin may have wet earwax, while those with drier skin tend to have dry earwax, she says....
TIL that a Frenchman ate a plane ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/31e7c2b9-3af8-49c2-9483-d0eba629c56e.jpeg
TIL Many bronze age peoples forgot what stone age tools were, and thought discovered ones as some kind of mystical talismans or signs from a thunder god ( www.theguardian.com )
Also mistaken for fulgurite by the more naturalistically minded, apparently. Maybe most common in the Nordics, based on viking references?...
TIL: How Private Prisons Sued The State of Arizona for Not Having Enough Prisoners ( medium.com )
TIL the dev of Iron Lung, an acclaimed indie horror game, faced significant backlash over increasing the price from $6 to $8 ( www.ign.com )
Then, responding to those who have said he’s “only doing this for the money", Szymanski tweeted: “Yes, no fucking shit. I make games for a living. If I didn't want to earn money from them I wouldn't charge money for them.”...
TIL the US government once banned sliced bread ( www.mentalfloss.com )
TIL Making a living writing books is more or less as rare as becoming a billionaire ( www.theintrinsicperspective.com )
TIL: How The Founder Of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, Planned on Eradicating Palestinians as early as 1890 ( medium.com )
TIL China now has a 3 child policy. ( en.m.wikipedia.org )
Maximum, that is....
GIF
TIL the first Star Wars movie (A New Hope) was actually made after a book adaptation, which means Star Wars hype is technically literary-based in nature ( starwars.fandom.com )
TIL India had a tradition in the 1970s of making military helicopters look like animals ( www.peepultree.world )
TIL Most Explosives used by Hamas Are Unexploded Israeli Bombs Dropped on Palestine ( medium.com )
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 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
TIL Private Prison stocks skyrocketed when Trump was first elected ( www.thestreet.com )
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)...
