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TIL the one-way speed of light has never been measured, and light could theoretically travel at different speeds in different directions

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V4k0 TIL when James Brady (the man paralyzed by a gunshot wound from the Ronald Reagan assassination attempt) died in 2014, it was ruled a homicide 33 years after the incident.
newxr TIL that Branford Marsalis played saxophone on Public Enemy's Fight the Power
ppVA TIL that O. J. Simpson filmed a TV pilot just before being accused of murdering his wife and her friend in 1994. In ‘Frogmen’ Simpson holds a knife to the throat of a woman and reportedly received military training on how to use it, but the prosecution did not use the film during the trial.
p81Nb TIL that female dogs are more responsible for dead grass spots than males due to congealed nitrogen from squatting to pee opposed to lifting a leg and spreading it out.
x6PP5 TIL about Skunk cabbage. Thermogenic early spring flowers and smell like rotting meat. Their little hoods trap heat and can be up to 60 degrees (F) warmer than the environs. Bees often use them to get warm during cold mornings.