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8aorX TIL that in 1867, a shopkeeper named Lily Maxwell was accidentally placed on the voter register for a Manchester by-election. She became the first woman to vote in the UK, 50 years before women's suffrage.
KOnnJ TIL of Stanley Hollis, the only British soldier to earn a Victoria cross medal for his actions on dday. He fought on multiple fronts during the war, killed hundreds of enemy troops, took out a tiger tank single-handed and on dday took out 2 pill boxes and captured multiple prisoners single-handed.
kOKMe TIL Queen Victoria's engagement ring was shaped like a serpent. Prince Albert designed the ring by himself. During this time, serpents were a popular symbol of love. They are also an ancient Roman symbol for everlasting love.