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TIL Astronauts have a device called a Valsalva installed into their helmet to allow them to block their noses so they can equalize the pressure in their ears (the valsalca manoeuvre)

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E1m9x TIL the 1980 American musical fantasy film Xanadu was the inspiration for the original Golden Raspberry Awards (but it lost to Can't Stop The Music).
rN5ro TIL the amount spent on basic track maintenance and other safety measures has been falling in India. Less money was being allocated for track renewal work and officials had not even spent the full amount set aside.
D1pMj TIL Union artillery officer Alonzo Cushing was killed after being wounded twice during the Battle of Gettysburg, refusing evacuation from his position atop Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor 151 years later, the longest wait for any recipient.
jNnep TIL The 1957 Chrysler Imperial had a compound curved windshield and the first use of curved side glass on a standard production car. Into the 1960s, Imperial continued to be one of the longest cars built in the United States
gM1YA TIL of "Happy Tail Syndrome." This condition occurs when particularly happy and boisterous dogs manage to damage the end of their tail through excessive wagging which causes it to bang repeatedly against hard household features like walls and doors.