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J1rbv TIL Jefferson Davis attempted to patent a steam-operated propeller invented by his slave, Ben Montgomery. Davis was denied because he was not the "true inventor." As President of the Confederacy, Davis signed a law that permitted the owner to apply to patent the invention of a slave.
99bp TIL that the Hell’s Angels plotted to murder Mick Jagger in 1975. their attempt was thwarted by a storm that capsized the boat they were using to gain access to Jagger’s property.
Rmxl TIL that England, France, and Scotland all used to assess a ‘window tax’. Tax assessors would count the number of windows on a home or apartment and charge for every window on the assumption that the more windows you had, the bigger your home, and the more money you could afford to pay.
vPEmx TIL Peter Norman, the white athlete standing on the podium in 1968 while Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave the Black Power salute, was not selected to run in the 1972 Olympics for supporting his fellow athletes. He was not welcomed at the 2000 Olympics because he refused to renounce his actions.
6ygY TIL that the Roman Pantheon, built in 118 AD, is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world.