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TIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. It later appraised and sold for £650k. (www.cnn.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-06-14 17:26:48+00:00.

Original Title: TIL in the 1980s, a woman bought a ring at a car boot sale for £10 & proceeded to wear it regularly under the assumption it was a piece of costume jewelry. However when she had it appraised decades later, it was identified as a real 26-carat diamond ring from the 1800s, which she then sold for £656K

Trump Quietly OKs Another $30M Arms Transfer for Ukraine in c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

It's peanuts but better than nothing.

YSK: Digg has launched an alpha release of its new app on TestFlight for iOS users in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

At the time it was basically Reddit for stupid people. All of those people moving to Reddit was the beginning of Reddit's long slow decline.

YSK: Digg has launched an alpha release of its new app on TestFlight for iOS users in c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And monetized it and completely mismanaged it to shit to the point the whole user base migrated to Reddit.

Shop advertises as only having the second best ice cream melon pan in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

I like to think that they are just being honest with themselves.

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This seafood boil restaurant eventually added a label for their disposable gloves (i.redd.it)
 

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The original was posted on /r/funny by /u/vinster76 on 2025-06-14 04:22:35+00:00.

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Shop advertises as only having the second best ice cream melon pan (i.redd.it)
 

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The original was posted on /r/mildlyinteresting by /u/a_woman_provides on 2025-06-14 05:12:00+00:00.

Faster Pussycat, "Slip Of The Tongue". in c/music@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Great blast from the past, I had completely forgotten about these guys, haven't heard them for 30+ years!

Potter! in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Windguardium levioso!

My odometer readout is symmetrical in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It takes time and excellent maintenance to get to 2BOOBS.

My odometer readout is symmetrical in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
My odometer readout is symmetrical in c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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My odometer readout is symmetrical (i.redd.it)
 

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The original was posted on /r/mildlyinteresting by /u/ShutterBun on 2025-06-12 05:40:47+00:00.

Online grambling in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

Of course. Gotta study up on my gang signs.

News outlets in crisis mode as Google-led AI search push crushes website traffic in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's not an experience I'm willing to pay for in its current form. But I could definitely see a path for it to become one, thanks for putting it on my radar.

Online grambling in c/memes@lemmy.world
[–] realitista@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

bbod? Wood?

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What??? (i.redd.it)
 

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The original was posted on /r/funny by /u/firakti on 2025-06-10 11:56:46+00:00.

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TIL that the Indian subcontinent used to be the largest economy of any region in the world between the 1st and 18th centuries (en.wikipedia.org)
 

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/kalni on 2025-05-31 20:36:01+00:00.

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Projected Russian federal budget deficit for 2025 has more than tripled—from RUB1.17 trillion ($15 billion) to RUB3.8 trillion ($48 billion)—chiefly because of low oil prices and Western sanctions... (english.nv.ua)
 

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/Consistent_Still7060 on 2025-05-30 06:38:06+00:00.

Original Title: Projected Russian federal budget deficit for 2025 has more than tripled—from RUB1.17 trillion ($15 billion) to RUB3.8 trillion ($48 billion)—chiefly because of low oil prices and Western sanctions, Ukrainian presidential representative on sanctions policy Vladyslav Vlasiuk said on May 29.

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Explosions in Vladivostok part of Ukrainian operation damaging base of elite Russian unit, source claims (kyivindependent.com)
 

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/KI_official on 2025-05-30 13:09:29+00:00.

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TIL that Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua were briefly united in the 1800s as the Federal Republic of Central America (en.wikipedia.org)
 

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/sleekpaprika69 on 2025-05-29 01:09:43+00:00.

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TIL Playboy asked Richard Thompson and other musicians to compile a list of the best songs of the millennium to celebrate the year 2000. Thompson maliciously complied and included 700 year old songs. (en.wikipedia.org)
 

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TIL Playboy asked Richard Thompson and other musicians to compile a list of the best songs of the millennium to celebrate the year 2000. Thompson maliciously complied and included songs as old as ...

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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/IanGecko on 2025-05-28 05:08:36+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Playboy asked Richard Thompson and other musicians to compile a list of the best songs of the millennium to celebrate the year 2000. Thompson maliciously complied and included songs as old as the 13th century. The list was never published so Thompson released a live album.

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Putin's helicopter targeted in drone strike, commander says (www.newsweek.com)
 

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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/newsweek on 2025-05-26 07:34:15+00:00.

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World's first full-size humanoid robot fighting championship to debut in Shenzhen (www.globaltimes.cn)
 

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The original was posted on /r/battlebots by /u/lurker_bee on 2025-05-25 01:35:26+00:00.

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