gr5gy TIL the first established patent system was the Venetian Patent Statute of 1474, being the earliest codified patent system in the world, with its principles still being the basic foundation of modern patent law
LQAw9 TIL that reporter Marie Torre was arrested for ten days after writing a defaming column about singer Judy Garland’s weight being a reason her television contract was terminated and refusing to tell Garland who provided that information
b6yGa TIL that Tenji blocks, also known as tactile pavement, were invented in 1967 by Seiichi Miyake to help a friend who was losing their vision. This pavement is now used around the world.
QN9e6 TIL I learned that the artists who built an apartment in a Mall recorded 25 hours of footage over the 4 years. Mostly the planning, building, and 1st year. 2 of them ran when security came, the returned and a photo album and PlayStation was missing. PS2 contained save dates on memory card.
ANG1n TIL Eric Carmen's (to me, Celine Dion's) "All by Myself" snagged its melody from Rachmaninoff's 'Adagio sostenuto', the second movement of his 'Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18'.
yV7gp TIL Philly Soul laid the groundwork for Disco genre
DQvJr TIL after suffering a brutal attack in 2020, Wanda Palmer woke up from a two-year coma in 2022 and identified her brother, Daniel, as the one who attacked and nearly killed her. He was charged with attempted murder, but died in a hospital after being in jail for five days.
vP5gx TIL of the Asiatic Vespers, in which king Mithridates VI of Pontus ordered all cities in Asia Minor (today's Turkey) to kill all inhabitants of Roman or Italian origin (around 80,000) on a predetermined day.
m1jgo TIL that after Buddy Holly passed away at just 22, his record label was able to release new music from him for the next 10 years, thanks to the recordings he left behind.
J1pWV TIL that windmills used to be used to mill grain. From the US and only think of wind turbines and energy.
pYyMQ TIL that Haff Disease is unexplained rhabdomyolysis (muscle breakdown) within 24 hours of eating fish. The cause is thought to be an unidentified poison.
GAG44 TIL "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein was banned by a number of libraries and schools across the United States.