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TIL about Bishop Curry V - a 11 year old boy from Texas who invented a device called 'Oasis' that is intended to prevent hot car deaths of children. The device contains sensors that detects and manages the car's temperature as it alert parents and authorities.

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OoemR TIL that in France Postmen will soon also have the job of checking on erderly citizens who live alone
Oyy1 TIL James Madison proposed creating the Senate to protect the very wealthy from the poor: “Landholders ought to have a share in the government […]. They ought to be so constituted as to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority. The senate, therefore, ought to be this body”
v1vpj TIL in 2007, a twin brother was born at 1:32 AM, However, then Daylight Savings Time occurred. His twin sister who was then born at 1:06 AM, is considered 26 minutes older.
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Wkood TIL that rent parties played a major role in the development of jazz and blues music. Tenants would hire a musician or band to play and pass the hat to raise money to pay their rent and the musicians.