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pYd14 TIL the Holidays with Pay Act 1938 took trade unionists, politicians and ordinary Britons 20 years of advocacy before the legislation was passed
8gY4 TIL Brian May, lead guitarist for Queen, has a PhD in astrophysics and is currently helping the New Horizons team examine data from Pluto
wLvp6 TIL The design of carburetors in British WWII fighter aircraft had a fault that would shut down the aircraft's engine during a negative-G force maneuver. In 1941 a female engineer solved the problem with a simple device, which British pilots then named after her. It was named Miss Shilling's orifice
PYEML TIL that Walt Disney helped the Army design a Mickey Mouse gas mask in the ‘40s to make chemical warfare less frightening to kids
neW8r TIL Julia Child loved hotdogs