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TIL International Women’s Day was first celebrated in the Soviet Union and used to be called International Working Women’s Day until 1975

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VM74 TIL: In 1860’s San Francisco, two stray dogs who were “best friends” became local celebrities, their exploits were celebrated in local papers, and they were granted immunity from the city’s dog catchers.
PYdMn TIL about Anna Coleman Ladd , a sculptor , who gave new faces to WW1 soilders by making facial masks for them
Z8oAR TIL that the first ever phone to run in an Android system is the HTC Dream also known as HTC G1 or T-Mobile G1, as it was set to revolutionize the smartphone market. Aside from running in an Android system, it had 3G support and 3.2 inch screen smartphone and it was released in 2008
xVwRb Today I learned about the State of Muskogee. A short lived sovereign state in Florida designed to protect the Native Americans of the Seminole and Muscogee tribes. The leader, William Augustus Bowles, envisioned it to grow to also protect the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw tribes as well.
LQla0 TIL Seth Rogen and childhood friend Evan Goldberg began writing the script for the movie Superbad when they were just 13 years old.