Tools TIL that Homework was considered hugely controversial in the 1800s and early 1900s, when physicians crusaded against it, in 1901, California even banned homework for anyone under the age of 15April 10, 2019
Tools TIL that in 1938 early aviator Douglas Corrigan was denied permission to fly from New York to Ierland. Since he was denied he planned to fly to California instead. 28 hours later he arrived in Ireland, telling officials that he must have mistakenly gone the wrong way.April 10, 2019
Tools TIL The General Crisis is a period spanning from the late 17th to early 18th century which is characterized by worldwide conflict and instabilityApril 9, 2019
Tools TIL of the Trautonium, an early electric instrument from 1929 that paved the way for synthesizers. Instead of a keyboard, it had a resistor wire over a metal plate, which was pressed to create a sound.April 9, 2019
Tools TIL that the term redneck originated from labor conflicts in the early 20th century. It eventually came to be used as an insult but was originally meant to unite workers fighting for better treatment.April 8, 2019
Tools TIL that to help create the special effects for the T-1000 in Terminator 2, the crew used an early version of PhotoshopApril 8, 2019
Tools TIL Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most politically active women of the 20th Century. She campaigned civil rights in the early 1930’s, regularly spoke on behalf of her husband and pressed the US to join the United Nations. She eventually remodeled the meaning of ‘First Lady’.April 8, 2019
