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TIL Paul R. Williams, architect of some of the grandest homes in Hollywood & iconic buildings in L.A., learned to draw upside down because his clients did not want to sit next to a Black man

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bye4 TIL that Fritz Moen, who was partly paralysed was wrongfully convicted of two rapes and murders. One victim had been chased across a field, knocked down and tied up with her own clothes, which he was physically incapable of doing. He served a total of 18 years in prison, he was acquitted in 2004.
98G6 TIL wood and fabric from the original 1903 Wright Flyer was taken aboard the Challenger… and recovered intact from the wreckage after the shuttle exploded
p8kkG TIL that Lea Thompson (Back to the Future) studied ballet as a girl & danced professionally by the age of 14, winning multiple prestigious scholarships. Told she did not have the right body to become a prima ballerina by Mikhail Baryshnikov himself, she changed her focus to acting.
Epg0 TIL there is one person still living who was born in the 19th Century - Susannah Mushatt Jones, born July 6, 1899
a8kkb TIL about Skyquakes, a mysterious phenomenon where people hear loud booming noises but there is no apparent source. Theories include gas escaping the earth, meteoric sonic booms, volcanic eruptions, and you guessed it... earthquakes.