TIL of the unresolved compensation case and the very complex family of 9/11 victim Godwin Ajala

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20150911/financial-district/kids-of-nigerian-911-vic-still-wait-for-compensation-amid-family-squabble
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gndf7/til_of_the_unresolved_compensation_case_and_the/

TIL of Corrie Sanders who would defeat Wladimir Klitschko as a 40 to 1 underdog. Sanders would later die in an armed robbery, using his body to shield his daughter from bullets.

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrie_Sanders
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gku2q/til_of_corrie_sanders_who_would_defeat_wladimir/

TIL How indigenous people shaped Australia’s curious geography of plants

https://www.science.org/content/article/indigenous-people-shaped-australias-curious-geography-plants
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gjasx/til_how_indigenous_people_shaped_australias/

TIL, 114 year old lady share her daily routine , for healthy life

https://tecnews.in/114-year-old-elizabeth-francis-the-secrets-to-a-long-and-healthy-life/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16ghiqi/til_114_year_old_lady_share_her_daily_routine_for/

TIL that theres an extreme sport in India called the wall/well of death. In this sport, they will drive their cars and bikes along the sides/walls of a large concrete cylindrical structure. In a circle while also taking tips from the crows at the top of the cylinder.

https://youtube.com/shorts/jC4g8Kz1KrU?si=9QCYAwG7i97Dx8XT
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16ggbli/til_that_theres_an_extreme_sport_in_india_called/

TIL there is no antonym for nightmare.

https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/nightmare
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gfvlz/til_there_is_no_antonym_for_nightmare/

TIL Despite being located above the Arctic Circle, the Norwegian municipality of Tromso only has a record low temperature of -18.4°C (−1.1°F) Identical to the record low temperature in the subtropical US state of Florida

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tromso
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gfgqx/til_despite_being_located_above_the_arctic_circle/

TIL only Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has lost more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_starting_quarterbacks
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gfgjb/til_only_buffalo_bills_quarterback_jim_kelly_has/

Today I learned that Stephen Colbert once asked Paul Simon why the narrator of the Simon & Garfunkel song "Cecilia" would wash his face after having sex. Simon responded, "Well, it's the 60's, so I can't remember."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_(Simon_%26_Garfunkel_song)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16geu62/today_i_learned_that_stephen_colbert_once_asked/

TIL Rosa Parks hired Johnnie Cochran to sue Outkast and LaFace Records for Outkast’s 1998 Song “Rosa Parks”

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rosa-parks-outkast-settle-lawsuit-63253/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gd6wm/til_rosa_parks_hired_johnnie_cochran_to_sue/

TIL of the Braess paradox wherein overall traffic flow through a road network may *decrease* when more roads are added.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braess%27s_paradox
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gd3ye/til_of_the_braess_paradox_wherein_overall_traffic/

Til Denmark has neighborhoods where non-whites shouldn't exceed 30 percent.

https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/denmark-non-whites-shouldn-t-exceed-30-of-any-neighbourhood-45125
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16gczae/til_denmark_has_neighborhoods_where_nonwhites/

TIL Hong Kong was attacked by Japan the same day as their attack on Pearl Harbor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong#History
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g9rf5/til_hong_kong_was_attacked_by_japan_the_same_day/

TIL of Taro and Jiro, two Huskies who survived for 11 months on Antarctica after a Japanese research station was evacuated

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro_and_Jiro
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g9jm3/til_of_taro_and_jiro_two_huskies_who_survived_for/

TIL Einstein's second wife was his cousin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Einstein
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g8xvh/til_einsteins_second_wife_was_his_cousin/

TIL if ocean water was as clear as optical fiber, one could see all the way to the bottom even of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber#Mechanisms_of_attenuation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g8uw1/til_if_ocean_water_was_as_clear_as_optical_fiber/

TIL that the guppy fish was named after British-born naturalist Lechmere Guppy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechmere_Guppy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g8bnz/til_that_the_guppy_fish_was_named_after/

TIL of Jean-Baptiste Lully, he was one of the early conductors for an orchestra. He had a rather strange way of conducting by pounding his staff on the floor. He died of a foot infection caused by him accidentally striking his foot with his own staff.

https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/baroque/jean-baptiste-lully-died-gangrene-conducting-staff/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g8atm/til_of_jeanbaptiste_lully_he_was_one_of_the_early/

TIL that in 2014 the state of Alabama paid 75,000 for the right to use the phrase "Sweet Home Alabama" on road signs at the state line.

https://www.al.com/news/2014/07/state_pays_75000_for_rights_to.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g8ael/til_that_in_2014_the_state_of_alabama_paid_75000/

Today I Learned Blackcurrants Were Banned In The US Between 1911 and 2017, Due To The Fact That They Could Spread A Disease Fatal To Pine Trees.

https://foodtolive.com/healthy-blog/black-currants-banned-usa/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/16g7n0i/today_i_learned_blackcurrants_were_banned_in_the/