78B9O TIL: In the 1971 Supreme Court case O'Hair v. Paine, American Atheists challenged open readings from the Bible by U.S. astronauts in space. The case was dismissed because space is outside the court's jurisdiction.
kJgEd TIL Martin Scorsese is a huge admirer of Polish cinema from the 50's and 60's and often shows his favorite classic Polish films to actors and even executives before working with them. Scorsese has an honorary doctorate from a Polish university and made a list of his 21 favorite Polish movies.
EgvB0 TIL that Apple’s macOS and iOS took their roots from Unix systems written in the C programming language, which was created by Dennis Ritchie in the early 1970s at Bell Labs
Y7E4Z TIL that the new Superman is the grandson of the first Choose Your Own Adventure author, Edward Packard.
BgGlW TIL about Genie, a child of an abusive father who kept her strapped to a chair for the first 13 years of her life, regularly beating her and communicating to her only in inhuman growls. When she was finally rescued, the only two phrases she knew how to say were, "Stop it" and "No more."
rNMow TIL that it is illegal in Belgium for railway employees to speak the language of the other region (French or Dutch) when the train is not physically in that region, unless they are spoken to by someone speaking the other language.
NXOoP TIL that despite spanning five geographical time zones, China officially uses just one—Beijing Time (UTC+8)!
l7gk1 TIL Nebraska was bombed by both sides during WWII
8eYWP TIL that a ring-shaped cloud over Arizona in 1963 was believed to be a ring of Angels by a religious cult. Scientists concluded that the cloud was made by a rocket. Cult leaders then worked hard to harrass and discredit the main scientist, James E. McDonald, even at his funeral
P1VGL TIL of WW2 British Paratrooper Colonel Richard Pine-Coffin. His somewhat unlucky surname led to his troops nicknaming him Colonel "Wooden Box."
epv8D TIL about Perrine, Florida - In 1948, after it elected a black mayor the all-white city council dissolved the town
VBryk TIL about Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, a treatment that can restore walking for children with cerebral palsy