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What's an interesting fact you want to share? (lazysoci.al)
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[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 12 points 2 months ago

The smell of play doh is trademarked.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The King's Chamber in the great pyramid maintains a temperature of 68° F.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if that's by accident or design

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I really don't think we'll ever know. There are theories from the "Aliens!" set, but barring time travel...

[–] 7uWqKj@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Telephones, cars and computers are not American inventions

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Scottish (or Italian according to "some" (Italians, mostly)), German, and British, if I'm not mistaken.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Computer is german too

Konrad Zuse

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

True. Not sure which was actually built first.

It can be argued that Turing was first, as he theorized it in a paper much earlier, but a valid counter-argument was that his paper about a theorized computer referred to a person.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

I wouldnt say having a theory counts as being the inventor. In my eyes you have to put the theory into practise and show that it works.

Having the theory and then putting the theory into practise and getting that to work stable requires a whole lot more than just the theory

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

The Z1 was build in 1937 and was the first programable computer in binary

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I really like y'all, and we'll get through this thing eventually. Exercise is the best and most accessible antidepressant for most humans.

[–] AceSLive@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The moon is not round/spherical. It's actually got some longer sides, making it sort of lemon shaped.

[–] remon@ani.social 2 points 2 months ago

This is basically true for every celestial body, not just the moon.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's a good one!

[–] AceSLive@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, your display icon thing prompted it for me

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 2 months ago

I'm glad I inspired you

[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

Look up Operation Paul Bunyan AKA The Korean Axe Murder Incident

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

The silver mines discovered in the Americas in the 1500s, especially the mine of Potosi, supplied Europe, through the following centuries, with over 11x its then current supply of silver.