TIl that in 1926 Anglo-Irish woman Violet Gibson attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini. However, the first shot only hit his nose and the gun misfired when the attempted a second. She was released without charge, deported to the Britain and spent the rest of her life in a mental asylum.
TIL on Titan the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could fly through it by flapping “wings” attached to their arms.
TIL of the Hedgehog Dilemma. Schopenhauer’s metaphor that describes how humans want intimacy, but often hurt each other trying to get it.
TIL the existence of MI6, the agency with which James Bond works, wasn’t officially acknowledged by the British government until 1994
TIL In 1975, a man returned two used tires to a Nordstrom department store. Nordstrom has never sold tires but, in what has become one of the most famous and enduring customer service legends, the store refunded his money because the customer is always right.