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TIL the first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana

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nWowb TIL that the macadam, the early form of asphalt, was named directly after its inventor Mcadam.
4XQKo TIL the first self-made black female millionaire of America was Madam C. J. Walker whose both parents were enslaved. After experiencing hair loss herself she created the "Walker system" which involved scalp preparation, lotions and iron combs. Her saleswomen were called "beauty culturalists".
vPlO7 TIL about Air Indiana Flight 216 that crashed on December 13, 1977. Plane was carrying the University of Evansville basketball team, the Evansville Purple Aces. The only member of the Purple Aces who survived the crash was David Furr. Two weeks after the crash, Furr was killed in a car accident.
wL1d1 TIL that the beautiful "watermelon snow" is a phenomenon caused by algae which enjoy living in freezing cold water.
4XQYX TIL about Kiyoshi Shimizu, a Japanese journalist that helped solved a series of child kidnaping cases and released an innocent man from further prosecution. He also helped solved the murder of Shiori Ino which led to the changes to legal treatment of stalking in Japan