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TIL that old physics textbooks are wrong about the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapse. It wasn't due to resonance, but aeroelastic flutter

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R947 TIL Disney’s Aladdin was ranked by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most controversial films, due to the original releases ‘Arabian Nights’ verse: “…Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face / It’s barbaric, but, hey, it’s home”. This lyric was changed in the 1993 video release.
6E6gY TIL that when Socrates was found guilty of impiety and corruption of the youth, his punishment was put to a vote. He had the choice to suggest an alternative to death, but instead nominated that Athens provide him free meals for the rest of his life.
oOO7 TIL that George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower are the only Presidents not to have held a political office when running for President of the United States
KO8m4 TIL that Stanley Kubrick considered 1992's comedy "White Men Can't Jump" to be one of his favorite movies.
pYPMe TIL that during the 2022 Asia Rugby Sevens Series, the 2022 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship and the 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships a Song created "to boost protesters' morale" was played instead of Hong Kong's actual national anthem