IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 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-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down17
arrow-up1115arrow-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 · 4 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 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-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down12
arrow-up1153arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 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-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down13
arrow-up1123arrow-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 · 9 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkTIL about the Assassin’s Teapot, an ancient Chinese vessel engineered to pour two different liquids from one spout without mixing. It used hidden chambers and clever physics to fool observers—originalplus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL ancient Greeks built the Antikythera Mechanism, a gear-driven machine that could calculate solar and lunar cycles, proving advanced scientific knowledge existed long before the modern era.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Korea's Hwacha, an early rocket launcher from the 15th century, could devastate enemy troops with a single volley of 200 flaming arrows.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square0linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL insects like mosquitoes can fly in the rain because their lightweight bodies don't break raindrops; instead, they ride them safely to the ground.plus-squarewww.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square2linkfedilink
IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month 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-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square10linkfedilink
