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epda5 TIL a Challenger space shuttle engineer, Allan McDonald, raised safety concerns against the wishes of his employer & NASA. He was ignored; a fatal accident resulted. When McDonald spoke out, he was demoted by his company. Congress stepped in to help him. He later taught ethical decision making.
l8m7 TIL that Jacob Vouza, a native of Guadalcanal and Allied scout, after being tortured and bayoneted multiple times, freed himself by chewing through his ropes and warned the Marines of an impending Japanese attack.
yVB8X TIL About Vincent 'Chin' Gigante who was the Don of the Genovese crime family. Ultimately convicted of racketeering and obstruction of justice charges Gigante spent years feigning insanity walking around Greenwich Village in a bathrobe mumbling incoherently.
6Evy7 TIL a revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity was recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. It is the first known music video recording done in space.
GAGM7 TIL of Thomas Higgins, the first person to be posthumously elected as a UK Member of Parliament. He died from a heart attack on election night, after polling had closed, but before the result had been declared.