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TIL An Ancient Greek philosopher was exiled for claiming the moon was a rock, not a god.

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OomaR Today I learned that Branch Rickey, who broke baseball's color barrier by hiring Jackie Robinson, had a daughter who flew military aircraft in World War II. As a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, she ferried bombers and fighters to free up male pilots. Those trailblazing Rickeys!
pYGbN TIL Canada also had American-style "Sundown Towns" like Leamington, Ontario, "where Black people would face violence or harassment if they were in public after dark"
D1eJj TIL Hutton Gibson, father of critically acclaimed actor Mel Gibson, is a Jeopardy champion and Holocaust denier. He also believes in 9/11 conspiracy theories and rejects the Second Vatican Council because it is "a Masonic plot backed by the Jews".
lopY1 TIL of Project Valkyrie: a theorized lightweight interstellar spacecraft that could attain 92% lightspeed. Components are tethered, with the crew 10 km away from the antimatter engine. A system would spray liquid droplets in front of the craft to shield against interstellar dust particles.
pNZA TIL German toilets are specially designed to prevent splashback and allow you to inspect your poop.