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XQ0P TIL that a San Diego park’s monorail was named the Wgasa Rail Line after managers requested an African-sounding name. WGASA is an acronym for “Who gives a s*** anyways?”
J1lrk TIL that Illinois fought and lost a war against crows in the 1930/40s.
5Vd0Q TIL the inventor of the electronic television also invented the first controlled nuclear fusion device
D1oWp TIL Pluto was named by 11-year-old Venetia Burney. After her grandfather read about the discovery, Venetia, who enjoyed mythology, said the planet was in a region similar to the dark, remote underworld ruled by the Roman god Pluto. Her grandfather then contacted astronomers suggesting the name.
YpNov TIL the Hungarian physician Semmelweis proved that doctors washing their hands (not yet standard for mid-19th century Europe) greatly reduced hospital maternal mortality.As germs weren't discovered yet,he was ridiculed & later dismissed from his post. He mentally broke down & died in a mental asylum