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TIL “Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” Some of popular Eleanor Roosevelt quotes

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yQZ48 TIL that in order to legally busk in the Paris Metro, musicians have to successfully audition before a jury and qualify for one of the 250 to 300 licences handed out.
M7Vrm TIL of Alexander Carlisle who was responsible for the lifeboats and watertight doors on The Titanic. He resigned after his recommendations that more lifeboats be fitted to The Titanic was refused.
WkrdA TIL Oregon is the fastest speaking state in the US
BrWnW TIL that this is the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre where the British gunned down 1500 peaceful Indian protesters in 10 minutes. Colonel Dryer, the man who ordered the massacre said he “wanted to punish Indians for disobedience.”
kMjB TIL Philippe Petit, then a 24 year old French high-wire artist, illegally high-wire walked between the Twin Towers 8 times over 45 minutes in 1974. Charges were dropped after he performed for kids in Central Park.