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8e458 TIL At 13, Myron Kinley lied about his age to join his father in the oil fields. After witnessing a failed attempt to snuff a fire with explosives, he later figured out how to make it work and changed the industry.
p8W1p Today I learned that the 19th Amendment (Women's Suffrage) almost wasn't ratified until a Tennessee senator who was against it (Harry Burns) received a letter from his mother telling him to "be a good boy" and vote for ratification. He broke the deadlock the next day and the 19th was ratified.
OEB7 TIL Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Xena TV series’) suffered 3 strokes after chiropractic manipulation of his shoulder released blood clots from an aneurysm, leaving him with permanent injuries and difficulty acting.
GdNE TIL the Outer Space Treaty, signed by all major space faring nations, prohibits claiming territory in space or on celestial bodies. Space is considered “the shared heritage of mankind”
1aXXW TIL Andrew Carnegie tried to give the Philippines $20 Million so that they could buy independence from the United States