TIL In 2023 Tomas Lindberg of Melodic Death Metal band 'At The Gates' was diagnosed with ACC and would require surgery to remove most of the roof of his mouth, he entered the studio and recorded all vocals for future album 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' in a SINGLE day ONE day before surgery. RIP

https://blabbermouth.net/news/at-the-gates-vocalist-tomas-lindberg-is-battling-rare-form-of-oral-cancer
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfypub/til_in_2023_tomas_lindberg_of_melodic_death_metal/

TIL In 2023 Tomas Lindberg of Melodic Death Metal band 'At The Gates' was diagnosed with ACC and would require surgery to remove most of the roof of his mouth, he entered the studio and recorded all vocals for future album 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' in a SINGLE day ONE day before surgery. RIP

https://blabbermouth.net/news/at-the-gates-vocalist-tomas-lindberg-is-battling-rare-form-of-oral-cancer
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfypub/til_in_2023_tomas_lindberg_of_melodic_death_metal/

#TIL about the #KeepAndroidOpen campaign;

https://keepandroidopen.org/

For anyone who doesn't know yet, Goggle are planning to centralise control over Android app developers. In a similar way to what grApple are doing in malicious compliance with the EU requirement to allow other app install methods on iThings.

More details about what's happening and what you can do at the link above.

#Android #enshittification

#TIL about the #KeepAndroidOpen campaign;

https://keepandroidopen.org/

For anyone who doesn't know yet, Goggle are planning to centralise control over Android app developers. In a similar way to what grApple are doing in malicious compliance with the EU requirement to allow other app install methods on iThings.

More details about what's happening and what you can do at the link above.

#Android #enshittification

TIL that the Switzerlands largest supermarket Migros, doesn’t sell alcohol or tobacco in stores, pays no dividends, caps profits by lowering prices if earnings exceeds 5%, is a cooperative with 2M+ members, and donates 1% of revenue to social projects, purely out of the founders moral philosophy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migros
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfaq9y/til_that_the_switzerlands_largest_supermarket/

TIL that the Switzerlands largest supermarket Migros, doesn’t sell alcohol or tobacco in stores, pays no dividends, caps profits by lowering prices if earnings exceeds 5%, is a cooperative with 2M+ members, and donates 1% of revenue to social projects, purely out of the founders moral philosophy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migros
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rfaq9y/til_that_the_switzerlands_largest_supermarket/

#TIL about Other Tech Worlds are Possible, a comic about technological empowerment among radical workers in Brazils' MTST (English translation: Homeless Workers Movement);

https://digilabour.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Other-Tech-Worlds-Are-Possible-Vol.-1-Homeless-Workers-Movement-in-Brazil-English.pdf

#OrganisedLabour #PlatformCoops

TIL it rained spiders in Australia in 1974

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/18/spiders-rain-australian-town-goulburn_n_7305192.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rexm9p/til_it_rained_spiders_in_australia_in_1974/

TIL it rained spiders in Australia in 1974

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/18/spiders-rain-australian-town-goulburn_n_7305192.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rexm9p/til_it_rained_spiders_in_australia_in_1974/

#TIL about #CommonsDB;

"... a public registry for Public Domain and openly licensed works, to bring greater legal certainty to the reuse of digital content.

The registry uses content-derived, decentralized identifiers to ensure persistent recognition of digital content and rights information across formats, thereby providing greater legal certainty for reusing digital content."

https://www.commonsdb.org/

#commons #DigitalCommons #PublicDomain

TIL that James Gandolfini (best known for playing Tony Soprano) guest-starred in Sesame Street episode #4030, where he helped the Muppet Zoey overcome her fear of loud noises. He self-described his fears as the dark, haircuts, and giant talking vegetables.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/tv/james-gandolfini-on-sesame-street
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1regg2s/til_that_james_gandolfini_best_known_for_playing/

TIL that there's a satellite orbiting Earth that when not performing its function broadcasts the Kerbal Space Program main theme song.

https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/OTP-2_Satellite_Musical_Beacon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1reg9gh/til_that_theres_a_satellite_orbiting_earth_that/

#TIL Man spricht es Schöttbullar.
Nicht Köttbullar. Und wie Taschenlampe auf Schwedisch heißt, weiß ich jetzt auch.

TIL that James Gandolfini (best known for playing Tony Soprano) guest-starred in Sesame Street episode #4030, where he helped the Muppet Zoey overcome her fear of loud noises. He self-described his fears as the dark, haircuts, and giant talking vegetables.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/tv/james-gandolfini-on-sesame-street
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1regg2s/til_that_james_gandolfini_best_known_for_playing/

TIL that there's a satellite orbiting Earth that when not performing its function broadcasts the Kerbal Space Program main theme song.

https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/OTP-2_Satellite_Musical_Beacon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1reg9gh/til_that_theres_a_satellite_orbiting_earth_that/

TIL that the Butt plug was patented in 1892 by Dr. Frank Young as a "rectal dilator" and was intended to treat constipation and insanity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Young%27s_Ideal_Rectal_Dilators
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1re5782/til_that_the_butt_plug_was_patented_in_1892_by_dr/

TIL that the Butt plug was patented in 1892 by Dr. Frank Young as a "rectal dilator" and was intended to treat constipation and insanity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Young%27s_Ideal_Rectal_Dilators
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1re5782/til_that_the_butt_plug_was_patented_in_1892_by_dr/

TIL that the MBTI Personality Test, commonly known as the 16 Personalities Personality Test, is complete pseudoscience. It has zero predictive power, is not repeatable, and fails to paint a comprehensive picture of personality. It was developed by people with no background in psychology/neuroscience

https://nesslabs.com/mbti
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rdhz79/til_that_the_mbti_personality_test_commonly_known/

TIL that in the 90's Australian kids show The Ferals, one of the characters, a rabbit puppet, is called Mixy M. Toasus. Named after Myxomatosis, which was introduced to Australia to reduce the population of feral rabbits in 1950.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ferals#Puppets
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1rddzge/til_that_in_the_90s_australian_kids_show_the/