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TIL only one woman has been awarded the Medal Of Honor. It was subsequently taken away from her & then 60 years later, it was posthumously given back. Mary was a women’s right activist & was once arrested for “impersonating” a man by wearing pants.

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E1E6p TIL A Canadian politician quietly learned Mohawk in a few months and delivered a speech in Mohawk to the House of Commons in 2017. It is thought to be one of the first instances of Mohawk being spoken in a Canadian legislature
KnXJ TIL Canadian Athlete and amputee, Terry Fox, stricken with cancer, ran across Canada to raise awareness for Cancer research. He ran an astounding 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles) before having to stop due to his ailments.
Moxa TIL: That women in a lesbian relationship are slightly more likely to experience abuse than women in a heterosexual relationship
XZXD TIL the Disney film “Mulan” originally began as a short, straight-to-video film project titled “China Doll” about an oppressed and miserable Chinese girl who is whisked away by a British Prince Charming to happiness in the West.
E1WYd TIL in 1932 both Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower used six M1917 tanks and an infantry division to run over and drive out WW1 veterans who occupied DC. They were demanding to be paid their bonus they received in 1924 but which could not be redeemed until 1948.