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TIL In 1940 85% Of Children Lived With Both Parents

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WPZ4 TIL that 19th century physicists couldn’t explain cats always landing on their feet, because it’s impossible for a rigid body to gain angular momentum. The solution is that cats are not rigid bodies.
p8rxb TIL of OFCOM, a regulatory body set up in the United Kingdom to ensure impartiality in news reports on television and on radio. Their work has helped to ensure that TV news organisations in the UK are regarded as some of the most impartial in the world.
6E4k7 TIL Helly Juell Hansen was a Norwegian captain that first produced clothes in 1877 to protect his crew against the harsh Nordic weather. His revolutionary new product infused linseed oil into cotton fabric. 141 years later, in 2018 the company was sold to Canadian Tire for $985 million.
grEdy TIL learned that Lord Byron's daughter Ada was the first true computer programmer.
gMpvA TIL that Khmer Rouge, which killed over 1.5 million Cambodians (25% of population), was allowed to keep its UN seat for 14 years after being removed from power in 1979 (by a Vietnamese invasion), with widespread Western support, including the US, primarily due to Cold War considerations.