Coldmoon

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works

No matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be anything but themselves. That’s all.

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.workstoWorld News@lemmy.world•The U.S. has covertly destabilized nations. With Canada, it's being done in public
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29 days ago
Provide a single example of how it’s destabilizing Canada.

Because it’s not. If anything it’s solidifying their national pride and identity.

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.workstoMildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Anyone know what theendproject is
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Maybe this?

https://theendproject.xyz/

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.

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TIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL that axolotls, a salamander native to Mexico, can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cords, and even parts of their brains without scarring.

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TIL that axolotls, a salamander native to Mexico, can regenerate entire limbs, spinal cords, and even parts of their brains without scarring.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL that Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist, developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat that helped prevent famine and is credited with saving over 1.2 billion lives. He won the Nobel Prize

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TIL that Norman Borlaug, an agricultural scientist, developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat that helped prevent famine and is credited with saving over 1.2 billion lives. He won the Nobel Prize

en.wikipedia.org

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL evidence of a precursor to warfare has been found at Nataruk in Kenya. Remains of at least 27 individuals have been found and dated to 7550–8550 BC. The skeletons were bound and beaten.

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TIL evidence of a precursor to warfare has been found at Nataruk in Kenya. Remains of at least 27 individuals have been found and dated to 7550–8550 BC. The skeletons were bound and beaten.

en.wikipedia.org

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL two men conned €55m from wealthy people by asking for aid posing as French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in online meetings by wearing a silicone mask of Le Drian & sitting at a fake official desk.

www.theguardian.com

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TIL two men conned €55m from wealthy people by asking for aid posing as French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in online meetings by wearing a silicone mask of Le Drian & sitting at a fake official desk.

www.theguardian.com

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL that in 2015, Seal released an official explanation of the lyrics to "Kiss from a Rose." It read: "I have avoided explaining these lyrics for 25 years. I am not going to start doing it now."

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TIL that in 2015, Seal released an official explanation of the lyrics to "Kiss from a Rose." It read: "I have avoided explaining these lyrics for 25 years. I am not going to start doing it now."

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Books@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

I cannot believe I did it!

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I cannot believe I did it!

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Books@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL April 8th 1945 a prisoner at Buchenwald rigged up a radio transmitter and sent a message in a desperate attempt to contact the allies for rescue. 3 minutes after his message the US Army answered "

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TIL April 8th 1945 a prisoner at Buchenwald rigged up a radio transmitter and sent a message in a desperate attempt to contact the allies for rescue. 3 minutes after his message the US Army answered "

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL After Joan of Arc was executed on charges of heresy, her mother spent 25 years clearing her name. She convinced the pope to reopen Joan's case and attended the retrial - in her 70s.

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TIL After Joan of Arc was executed on charges of heresy, her mother spent 25 years clearing her name. She convinced the pope to reopen Joan's case and attended the retrial - in her 70s.

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL Danny Trejo has a clause in his movie contracts that requires his villainous characters to die by the end of the film. He wants children to learn that crime doesn't pay.

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TIL Danny Trejo has a clause in his movie contracts that requires his villainous characters to die by the end of the film. He wants children to learn that crime doesn't pay.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL, that the largest arthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab.

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TIL, that the largest arthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab.

animaldiversity.org

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL a poll of 1,000 US visitors to Scotland found 33% thought haggis was an animal; 23% said they came to Scotland believing they could catch one. Haggis is traditionally made out of a sheep's stomach

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TIL a poll of 1,000 US visitors to Scotland found 33% thought haggis was an animal; 23% said they came to Scotland believing they could catch one. Haggis is traditionally made out of a sheep's stomach

www.theguardian.com

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL Robert Kehoe discovered reports that the chemical benzidine caused bladder cancer. His client, DuPont, made benzidine. Instead of alerting the American public, Kehoe stuffed the report in a box. T

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TIL Robert Kehoe discovered reports that the chemical benzidine caused bladder cancer. His client, DuPont, made benzidine. Instead of alerting the American public, Kehoe stuffed the report in a box. T

www.mentalfloss.com

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL that two libraries in Portugal allow bats to nest in them, because they eat bugs that would eat the books.

www.smithsonianmag.com

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TIL that two libraries in Portugal allow bats to nest in them, because they eat bugs that would eat the books.

www.smithsonianmag.com

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL During the height of Frasier's popularity, Moose, the dog who played Eddie, received more fan mail than any of his human costars.

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TIL During the height of Frasier's popularity, Moose, the dog who played Eddie, received more fan mail than any of his human costars.

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL In 1863 Copperhead leader Clement Vallandigham was exiled across enemy lines to the Confederacy by order of Abraham Lincoln, who considered him a “wily agitator” but did not want him to become a m

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TIL In 1863 Copperhead leader Clement Vallandigham was exiled across enemy lines to the Confederacy by order of Abraham Lincoln, who considered him a “wily agitator” but did not want him to become a m

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL Australia is home to 10% of the world's reptile species, which is more than any other country.

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TIL Australia is home to 10% of the world's reptile species, which is more than any other country.

www.utas.edu.au

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL In 1315 the republic of Florence abolished direct taxation, which was perceived as oppressive. The city was funded instead by indirect taxes, like tariffs and consumption taxes but also adopted a

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TIL In 1315 the republic of Florence abolished direct taxation, which was perceived as oppressive. The city was funded instead by indirect taxes, like tariffs and consumption taxes but also adopted a

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL in 1945 after a compulsory viewing of a film on the holocaust, 1000 German POWs at Camp Butner burned their German uniforms in disgust

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TIL in 1945 after a compulsory viewing of a film on the holocaust, 1000 German POWs at Camp Butner burned their German uniforms in disgust

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

TIL optical telegraphs (at the turn of the 19th century) had many features now commonplace in modern networks, including control characters, routing, error control, flow control, message priority, and

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TIL optical telegraphs (at the turn of the 19th century) had many features now commonplace in modern networks, including control characters, routing, error control, flow control, message priority, and

en.wikipedia.org

Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months ago

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