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TIL that the narrow stream of water ( rooster tail) on jet ski serves no mechanical purpose and is only there to make the jet skis more visible

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nWrgr TIL in 1990 an 8 year old girl with cerebral palsy named Jennifer Keelan left her wheelchair and crawled up the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building to urge Congress to pass the Americans with Disabilities Act which had been stalled in committee. It was signed into law a few months later.
EREd TIL of Jacob Haugaard, a Danish-Faroese comedian who ran for political office on promises of more tailwind on bicycle paths, better weather and Nutella in field rations. He was elected to the Danish Parliament in 1994.
VBOW0 Today I Learned who first spilled the tea. In 2737 BC it was Legendary Chinese Emperor Shennong when a few leaves from a nearby tree floated into his bowl of boiled water, changing the color and flavor. He made history, but would never know the future semantic shift of gossiping. https://www.tea.co.
b6QAZ TIL The last large remnant of Carib (indigenous people of the Caribbean) culture was destroyed in a 1902 volcano eruption.
9YnDG TIL that the band Spooner eventually became the band Garbage in the '90s.