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TIL that you shouldn't remove someone's helmet after a motorcycle crash unless under specific circumstances

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OoRrg TIL that, in 1837, forces from the Canadian militia, British Army, Royal Navy, US Army, and US Navy allied to defeat an invasion of Canada by a US-based paramilitary group seeking to overthrow British rule of Canada.
D11Ye TIL there is no butter (or dairy) in apple butter
n85B TIL that in 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel. He declined, saying that as a scientist trained to deal with objective facts, he lacked the aptitude and experience to deal with people.
NO5P TIL: A programmer was hired by a Florida congressman to rig electronic voting machines in previous elections with a 49%/51% outcome. The code was not detectable. This is the video of his testimony under oath.
LQ65m TIL NASA worked on the Toyota Prius to determine if the unintended acceleration problem from the late 2000s and early 2010s was a problem with the car's computer systems.