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TIL: The computer that calculated flight trajectories for first American in space (and many others) was actually a black woman at NASA (at a time of intense racial/gender bias).

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4kaNw TIL in 2011 a Canadian woman survived 48 days in Nevada's wilderness subsisting on candy, trail mix & snow before she heard rescuers in the distance & alerted them. Her husband had left for help after their minivan broke down but never returned & was later discovered having likely died from exposure
X0wk6 TIL that there is only one validated living man born before 1913, and only eight born before 1914.
vP087 TIL that Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won Emmy Awards for Comedy Acting in three different series: The New Adventures of Old Christine (1 Lead Actress award), Veep (6 consecutive Lead Actress awards), and Seinfeld (1 Supporting Actress award).
kOvE7 TIL of 'Kodokushi' or lonely death : A Japanese phenomenon of people dying and remaining undiscovered for a long period of time.
LWyp TIL: Man dodged a 20 year prison sentence after “underage” porn star testified on his behalf