Forwarded from Today I Learned 🎓
TIL: The words "senile" and "senator" are based on the same Latin root word meaning "old man" [Source]
Forwarded from Today I Learned 🎓
TIL - The inventor of the black box only worked on it in secret, and it was originally rejected by the aviation community due to privacy concerns. Before the invention, troubleshooting crashes was extremely difficult, and lessons learned from black boxes have improved airline safety significantly. [Source]