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TIL a bear was the first living being to survive a supersonic ejection

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Wk59Y TIL for Willis Carrier, the invention of modern air conditioning was incidental. He was actually part of team tasked with controlling the humidity inside a printing company. But he learned that by removing moisture from the air with his invention, it also, quite effectively cooled it.
p89bb TIL of a French colony in Texas in the 1680’s which was wiped out by Karankawa Native Americans in 1688. Four surviving children of the colonists were adopted by the tribe.
lY4A TIL the first official motor vehicle “speeding” ticket was handed out in the UK, when a gentleman named Walter Arnold was caught rocketing down the road at the breakneck speed of… 8 MPH.
x8YB TIL that besides déjà vu, there is also jamais vu (a familiar situation that is not recognized), presque vu (the feeling of being on the verge of an epiphany), and déjà entendu (feeling certain you’ve already heard something).
ADB1x TIL that there is actually 2 distinct species of Red Panda meaning it is no longer considered the only species in its genus.