IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down17
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkDyson builds fully automated glasshouse to grow strawberries sustainably year-round in the UKplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square16linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoAncient Persian windcatchers used passive airflow engineering to cool buildings centuries before electricity. Their design channels wind and exhausts heat using basic pressure dynamics.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAncient Persian windcatchers used passive airflow engineering to cool buildings centuries before electricity. Their design channels wind and exhausts heat using basic pressure dynamics.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Physics@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Persians built desert freezers called 'Yakhchals' around 400 BC that kept ice frozen year-round using evaporative cooling and smart architecture.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Gold Mask of Agamemnon is not actually Agamemnon’s. This golden death mask from Mycenae was misattributed by its discoverer, but it remains one of the most famous artifacts from ancient Greeceplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square1linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe Sutton Hoo helmet, unearthed in a royal Anglo-Saxon ship burial, rewrote early English history—revealing unexpected wealth, artistry, and cultural links to Scandinavia.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL Leonardo da Vinci designed flying machines, armored tanks, and a robot in the 15th century—centuries before their time. His notebooks reveal ideas far ahead of the world he lived in.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square3linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the Roman Colosseum could be flooded to host full-scale naval battles. Using aqueduct-fed channels, it transformed into a lake where warships reenacted sea battles.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 25 days agoMount Vesuvius turned Pompeii into a ghost city overnight. Today, the archaeological park reveals preserved streets, homes, and bodies shaped by a pyroclastic inferno.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMount Vesuvius turned Pompeii into a ghost city overnight. Today, the archaeological park reveals preserved streets, homes, and bodies shaped by a pyroclastic inferno.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoThe Nazca Lines in Peru—massive geoglyphs carved by the Nazca civilization. Their purpose remains a mystery, but their scale and precision continue to astonish archaeologists around the world.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe Nazca Lines in Peru—massive geoglyphs carved by the Nazca civilization. Their purpose remains a mystery, but their scale and precision continue to astonish archaeologists around the world.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoAn ancient Laconian hound rhyton uncovered in Italy reveals how Greek mythology and artistry influenced Magna Graecia. It was used for pouring ritual offerings during sacred ceremonies.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAn ancient Laconian hound rhyton uncovered in Italy reveals how Greek mythology and artistry influenced Magna Graecia. It was used for pouring ritual offerings during sacred ceremonies.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe Racetrack Playa in Death Valley features mysterious rocks that move on their own across the desert floor, leaving long trails behind—no human or animal involved.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL Ancient Persians built Yakhchāls, innovative ice storage structures dating back to 400 BC. These dome-shaped coolers used evaporative cooling to keep ice frozen even during hot summers.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Romans used communal toilets—stone benches with keyhole-shaped holes—where people sat side by side without privacy, chatting while waste drained beneath them using flowing water.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe fascinating journey of how trains evolved from coal-driven steam engines to futuristic magnetic marvelsplus-squarevocal.mediaexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe fascinating journey of how trains evolved from coal-driven steam engines to futuristic magnetic marvelsplus-squarevocal.mediaIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agoThe fascinating journey of radio — from early electromagnetic experiments to a worldwide broadcasting revolution that still impacts billions today.plus-squarevocal.mediaexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe fascinating journey of radio — from early electromagnetic experiments to a worldwide broadcasting revolution that still impacts billions today.plus-squarevocal.mediaIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Technology@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoNew DNA study sheds light on King Tut’s mysterious death at 18. A team from Cairo University and German geneticists may have uncovered crucial clues that bring us closer to the truth.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNew DNA study sheds light on King Tut’s mysterious death at 18. A team from Cairo University and German geneticists may have uncovered crucial clues that bring us closer to the truth.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
