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TIL Leonardo da Vinci did detailed experiments to understand the nature of gravity long before Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton.

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NK7e TIL in 2007 the head of a California company hired by the U.S. government to help build a fence along the Southwest border to curb the flow of illegal aliens into the United States was sentenced on charges of hiring illegals for the job.
jNL0a Today I learned that undercover cops wear a “Color of the Day” in order to not mistake each other for civilians. Put in place after a white cop killed a black undercover cop.
7xl7 TIL that cognitive decline is slower for people exercising regularly, and increased physical activity levels can slow down brain aging by 10 years
0wmm1 TIL Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee has a Recombobulation Area for passengers to put themselves and their luggage back together after passing through security.
oBNmK TIL in 1991 After Eric Clapton’s 4 year old son died after falling 53 stories from an open skyscraper window Clapton fled to an island and worked on his music for a year as a recluse. While there he wrote and dedicated the song ‘Tears in Heaven’ to his son. The song went on to win 3 Grammys.