2 Comments TIL Italian hand gesturing like came about in order to facilitate communication across 7 main different regional Italian dialects by whatilearned July 19, 2022, 12:04 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL about the Gatun Dam. It was built to facilitate construction of the Panama Canal and was the largest damn in the world at the time. by whatilearned May 13, 2022, 4:57 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
2 Comments TIL about Territorio de Zaguates or Land of Strays. Located in Costa Rica, it’s a free-range sanctuary where hundreds of stray dogs can frolic on the mountainside. They facilitate adoptions, and you can even sponsor a stray dog’s care by whatilearned April 21, 2022, 5:12 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL sandplay therapy, the playing with sand & objects in a tray, can facilitate a healing process as the unconscious expresses itself in the sand & influences the sand player. The effectiveness of play therapy is comparable to that of psychotherapy by whatilearned October 23, 2021, 6:57 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
7 Comments TIL about the United States Metric Board, established in 1975 by an act of Congress to facilitate the transfer of the US to the metric system, the conversion was to be voluntary, which was not enough to effect the change, and it was disbanded by President Reagan in 1982. by whatilearned March 28, 2021, 3:42 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
3 Comments TIL: The human eye may have evolved a distinct color contrast to make it easier to follow ones gaze. This evolution helped facilitate communication and cooperation among members of a social group. by whatilearned March 17, 2021, 7:38 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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