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TIL This Man Invented a Font to Help People With Dyslexia Read. and giving it out for free

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DQdlj TIL about the Battle of Christiana, in which a group of armed freedmen fought a party of federal marshals to defend escaped slaves, killing the slaves former owner who had shouted; "I will have my property, or go to hell!". Everyone involved was later acquitted and the slaves escaped to Canada.
ngOB TIL That Mathematical Physicist Arnold Sommerfeld holds the record for the mentoring the highest number of Nobel Laureates, but won none out of the 81 times he was nominated for the same honour
WxgL TIL in response to 9/11, leaders that vehemently denouncing the attacks included the Presidents of Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, Libya, Syria, Iran and Pakistan. The sole exception was Saddam Hussein, who said that “the American cowboys are reaping the fruit of their crimes against humanity”.
QN7wa TIL Alison Moyet’s laugh on the '82 synth pop masterpiece 'Situation' has been sampled over 90 times, including on the dance classics 'Macarena' and C+C Music Factory’s “Gonna Make You Sweat.” The giggle was originally accidentally caught on tape and the band decided to leave it in the song.
err6 TIL: Hitler was a creepy uncle to his Niece Geli Raubal, forbidding her to marry, having her accompanied everywhere and practically keeping her prisoner until she committed suicide in 1931, after which Hitler called her “The only woman he ever loved”