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TIL Bacon was invented in Ancient China

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jNPyM TIL that when Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female recipient of a medical degree in the U.S., applied to Hobart College, the dean decided to hold a vote in the class she was applying to. If just one of the 150 male students objected, she would be rejected. All the 150 young men voted to accept her
yQwBe TIL during WW1, Germany used cow intestines to make Zeppelin airships, and made so many that it became illegal to make sausages, as it diverted cow intestines from the war effort. 250,000 cows were needed for each zeppelin!
kZKe TIL that since 1997, a castle is being built in France with the same materials, tools, and methods used by people in the 13th century. Scheduled to be completed in the 2020’s.
WvJ8 TIL that Benjamin Franklin designed one of the first American coins, and instead of saying “In God We Trust,” it said “Mind Your Business.”
5YRQR TIL the Battle of Derna in 1805 (the first military engagement of the United States in a different country, and mentioned in the official US Marine's song) was actually fought by 400-500 Arab-Greek Mercenaries and just 8 Marines. The mercenaries were never fully paid after the war.