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TIL that the first woman to fly combat missions was Marie Marvingt, who in 1915 bombed a military base in Germany. In her lifetime, she held four different pilot licenses, unofficially cycled the Tour de France, and was awarded a gold medal "for all sports" by the French Academy of Sports.

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X0gNj TIL that “Saab”, when used for cars, is a recursive acronym meaning “Saab Automobile AB”.
9wg1p TIL that in 2018, the entire Greek football league was suspended after the president of a team stormed the pitch during a match to confront a referee while carrying a gun
jaeX TIL of the Guinea Worm. In 1986, it infected 3.5 million people . Now it is down to 2 cases in 2016. It stands to be the second globally eradicated infectious disease in history, after smallpox.
eYD4 TIL that one of the signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence had Cerebral Palsy. He signed the document, while holding his right hand with his left, saying “My hand trembles, but my heart does not.”
8xR8 TIL The oldest known timber constructions in the world are 4 wooden water wells in the Greater Leipzig region, Germany. They were built during the early Neolithic period between 5469 and 5098 BCE.