daily knowledge
@dailyknowledge.bsky.social
this is an educational page. you will learn stuff. mainly written by @oakley.bsky.social but sometimes posts are written by my friends.
for kat <3
for kat <3
november 4th, 2025:
Our flag was still there.
Our flag was still there.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
november 4th, 2025:
Our flag was still there.
Our flag was still there.
october 13th, 2025:
October 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
october 13th, 2025:
Whereas the original Bliss was purchased from the National Geographic photographer Charles O'Rear for six figures after it was listed on a photography website, New Bliss was simply taken from a post on Deviantart. (2/2)
October 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Whereas the original Bliss was purchased from the National Geographic photographer Charles O'Rear for six figures after it was listed on a photography website, New Bliss was simply taken from a post on Deviantart. (2/2)
october 9th, 2025: Telipogon diabolicus is a species of orchid that gets the name diabolicus and its nickname of "devil's head orchid" from its gynostemium that resembles a tiny red devil.
October 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
october 9th, 2025: Telipogon diabolicus is a species of orchid that gets the name diabolicus and its nickname of "devil's head orchid" from its gynostemium that resembles a tiny red devil.
september 29th, 2025: The spork combines the utilities of a knife and a fork. This is common knowledge. Less common knowledge is its logical successor, the SPLAYD. Invented by an Australian man named William McArthur, it has features of a spoon, knife, and fork.
September 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
september 29th, 2025: The spork combines the utilities of a knife and a fork. This is common knowledge. Less common knowledge is its logical successor, the SPLAYD. Invented by an Australian man named William McArthur, it has features of a spoon, knife, and fork.
september 23rd, 2025: Although USB-A was deliberately designed to not be reversible in order to keep manufacturing costs low, reversible USB-A connectors have been created.
September 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
september 23rd, 2025: Although USB-A was deliberately designed to not be reversible in order to keep manufacturing costs low, reversible USB-A connectors have been created.
september 17th, 2025:
September 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
september 17th, 2025:
september 11th, 2025: 24 years ago on this day, a fierce argument erupted on the Wikipedia page for sexual intercourse.
September 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
september 11th, 2025: 24 years ago on this day, a fierce argument erupted on the Wikipedia page for sexual intercourse.
september 4th, 2025: On July 14th, 1908, an unknown man allegedly died eating library paste.
September 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
september 4th, 2025: On July 14th, 1908, an unknown man allegedly died eating library paste.
august 23rd, 2025: The earliest known instance of the term "windshield" being used comes from a patent filed in 1904, which showed the device being used on a baby carriage to protect children from the elements.
August 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
august 23rd, 2025: The earliest known instance of the term "windshield" being used comes from a patent filed in 1904, which showed the device being used on a baby carriage to protect children from the elements.
august 15th, 2025: Salem Sue is The World's Largest Holstein Cow. Erected in North Dakota in 1974, she stands proud as an icon to dairy producers and enjoyers the world over, visible for miles around.
August 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
august 15th, 2025: Salem Sue is The World's Largest Holstein Cow. Erected in North Dakota in 1974, she stands proud as an icon to dairy producers and enjoyers the world over, visible for miles around.
Also, in 1997, a worm arrived. They killed it in 1998. That's fucked up. (3/3)
August 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Also, in 1997, a worm arrived. They killed it in 1998. That's fucked up. (3/3)
Hailed as a competitor to Twitter, it distinguished itself by displaying posts in a unique horizontal timeline.
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A month later, Plurk formally accused Microsoft of plagiarizing their service, claiming that 80% of MSN Juku's codebase was stolen directly from them. (2/3)
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A month later, Plurk formally accused Microsoft of plagiarizing their service, claiming that 80% of MSN Juku's codebase was stolen directly from them. (2/3)
July 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hailed as a competitor to Twitter, it distinguished itself by displaying posts in a unique horizontal timeline.
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A month later, Plurk formally accused Microsoft of plagiarizing their service, claiming that 80% of MSN Juku's codebase was stolen directly from them. (2/3)
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A month later, Plurk formally accused Microsoft of plagiarizing their service, claiming that 80% of MSN Juku's codebase was stolen directly from them. (2/3)
july 19th, 2025: One of the earliest microblogging sites to be hailed as a competitor to Twitter was Plurk, which launched in 2008. Headquartered in Taiwan, it distinguished itself by displaying posts in a unique horizontal timeline. (1/2)
July 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
july 19th, 2025: One of the earliest microblogging sites to be hailed as a competitor to Twitter was Plurk, which launched in 2008. Headquartered in Taiwan, it distinguished itself by displaying posts in a unique horizontal timeline. (1/2)
july 14th, 2025: Happy 19th anniversary to the party where Noah Glass drunkenly decided to soft launch Twttr before anyone else on the project's team was ready, the Valleyschwag Hoedown!
July 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
july 14th, 2025: Happy 19th anniversary to the party where Noah Glass drunkenly decided to soft launch Twttr before anyone else on the project's team was ready, the Valleyschwag Hoedown!
At their inception, the Elmer's products were manufactured by the Borden Dairy company, whose mascot was Elsie the Cow, and as such, Elmer the Bull was created to serve as Elsie's husband. Early ads highlighted the family dynamic of the cows and their children. (2/2)
June 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
At their inception, the Elmer's products were manufactured by the Borden Dairy company, whose mascot was Elsie the Cow, and as such, Elmer the Bull was created to serve as Elsie's husband. Early ads highlighted the family dynamic of the cows and their children. (2/2)
may 26th, 2025: In 1928, the Gerber Products Company held a contest to find a face for its latest advertising campaign: canned baby food. (1/3)
May 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
may 26th, 2025: In 1928, the Gerber Products Company held a contest to find a face for its latest advertising campaign: canned baby food. (1/3)
may 25th, 2025: The first tweet ever sent was, quite famously, "just setting up my twttr" by Jack Dorsey. A lesser known fact is that during the early prototyping phase of the platform, "just setting up my twttr" was an automated tweet that was sent upon account creation. (1/2)
May 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
may 25th, 2025: The first tweet ever sent was, quite famously, "just setting up my twttr" by Jack Dorsey. A lesser known fact is that during the early prototyping phase of the platform, "just setting up my twttr" was an automated tweet that was sent upon account creation. (1/2)
may 23rd, 2025: In 2001, over a month before Windows XP was officially launched by Microsoft, a copy of the operating system was leaked by the warez (in layman's terms, file sharing and piracy) group DEVILS0WN. More notoriously, it was leaked alongside a volume licensing key. (1/3)
May 23, 2025 at 11:50 PM
may 23rd, 2025: In 2001, over a month before Windows XP was officially launched by Microsoft, a copy of the operating system was leaked by the warez (in layman's terms, file sharing and piracy) group DEVILS0WN. More notoriously, it was leaked alongside a volume licensing key. (1/3)
Upon realizing that having Sam Elliott play himself would be a retread of Mayor Adam West's character, the producers asked the actor to play a cousin of Adam West named Wild West, which Elliott agreed to. (2/2)
May 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Upon realizing that having Sam Elliott play himself would be a retread of Mayor Adam West's character, the producers asked the actor to play a cousin of Adam West named Wild West, which Elliott agreed to. (2/2)
april 19th, 2025: In the instruction booklet for the 1994 game Donkey Kong Country, the character Cranky Kong appears throughout to provide his thoughts on the game's quality.
April 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
april 19th, 2025: In the instruction booklet for the 1994 game Donkey Kong Country, the character Cranky Kong appears throughout to provide his thoughts on the game's quality.
april 11th, 2025: (1/3)
April 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
april 11th, 2025: (1/3)
april 10th, 2025: In 2015, news broke that a Plants Vs. Zombies movie was in development at DreamWorks. Though it never came out, Rich Werner, an artist for the original game, revealed that a script was written and pitched. The following concept art for it was done by DreamWorks artist Peter Zaslav.
April 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
april 10th, 2025: In 2015, news broke that a Plants Vs. Zombies movie was in development at DreamWorks. Though it never came out, Rich Werner, an artist for the original game, revealed that a script was written and pitched. The following concept art for it was done by DreamWorks artist Peter Zaslav.
april 9th, 2025: According to the in-game Suburban Almanac, the buckethead zombie wears a bucket in his head in order to "assert his uniqueness in an uncaring world."
April 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
april 9th, 2025: According to the in-game Suburban Almanac, the buckethead zombie wears a bucket in his head in order to "assert his uniqueness in an uncaring world."
april 7th, 2025:
April 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
april 7th, 2025: