The title of Unofficial Football World Champion is currently held by Sweden – won from Algeria in a friendly played in Stockholm on 10th June 2025 ~sports.football Article 7 votes
TIL there's a region in northeastern India (Mawsynram) that receives around 11,872mm (467.4 in) of rain each year ~enviro Article 728 words 22 votes
"EPIC 2014" / Googlezon - an alternative history of media evolution ~movies Article 1514 words, published Oct 26 2011 9 votes
Thor Bjørklund's ostehøvel, a popular cheese slicer which developed into an important Norwegian export, celebrates 100 this year ~engineering Article 168 words 21 votes
Cheomseongdae: the oldest surviving astronomical observatory in East Asia ~space astronomy Article 603 words 8 votes
Mean World Syndrome - moderate to heavy exposure to violence-related content in mass media may cause people to perceive the world to be more dangerous than it is ~science psychology sociology Article 1731 words 36 votes
The Circassian genocide, Russian Empire's systematic mass murder, ethnic cleansing and expulsion of 95–97% of the Circassians, resulting in 1 to 1.5 million deaths during the Russo-Circassian War ~humanities.history Article 9547 words, published Apr 19 2023 26 votes
Active US Air Force serviceman self-immolates himself in front of the Embassy of Israel ~news israel palestine usa politics.usa Article 878 words 36 votes
Weird Wings: The Boeing YC-14 and the McDonnell Douglas YC-15 ~engineering Article 586 words, published Jul 18 2008 15 votes
The Curse on Showtime/Paramount+ (Nathan Fielder, Emma Stone, Bennie Safdie) ~tv Article 399 words 12 votes
Too much ecological fallacy with health studies ~science Article 1899 words, published Mar 11 2016 13 votes
There’s a new Studio Ghibli Miyazaki film coming out this week, and it’s intentionally launching with zero trailers/screencap ~movies Article 885 words 70 votes
Is there a children's TV show in your country that is universally loved and became part of your country's culture? ~tv Article 43 votes
Jugger is a team sport played with varied foam weapons ~sports.combat Article published Sep 27 2016 7 votes
The Barbegal Aqueduct included a watermill complex with water cascading through a total of sixteen wheels. It may have been "the greatest known concentration of mechanical power in the ancient world" ~humanities.history Article 823 words 13 votes
The Initial Teaching Alphabet (ITA) ~humanities.languages Article 1041 words, published Aug 17 2010 6 votes
Making Reddit remove content with EU law vs using a script ~tech social media Article 6672 words, published May 13 2022 14 votes
San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin gets removed in a recall election ~news usa.ca.san francisco Article 1120 words 12 votes
Repeatedly clicking the first link on Wikipedia ends up at "Philosophy" 97% of the time ~humanities philosophy Article 274 words 27 votes