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TIL that Thomas Jefferson impregnated one of his slaves, and then enslaved his child. (And quite possibly five more)

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lMY5 TIL that in 1940 in Australia, two planes collided in mid air. Instead of crashing, the two planes stuck together and the pilot was able to make a safe landing.
awQDo TIL that Charles goodyear, the man who invented the tyre (by accident) went a little rubber crazy and obsessed, to the point he started wearing clothes made of rubber and eating off rubber dishes. He sold almost every belonging he had and replaced it with a tyre equivalent
Lk4Rp TIL about Mr. Ouch, the warning graphic on electrical transformers, designed to clearly illustrate the dangers of electricity to young children.
X0nm6 TIL after Walt Disney, Iain Neil has the 2nd-most Oscar wins with 13 Academy Awards. He developed cinematic innovations like Panavision's Primo Macro Zoom lens, which unlocked creative possibilities for Steven Spielberg and others.
M7DDK TIL Volcanic winter of 536 AD that had consequences on wars, famine and epidemic, having consequences on history, due to climatic change and sun light screening