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TIL Maya Angelou was a sex worker in her early adult life

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awD70 TIL that the first use of a detective in literature was used by Edgar Allan Poe. His short story, 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', inspired the creation of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot
awMXJ TIL one of the shortest scheduled passenger flights in the world is from Westray to Papa Westray in the Scotland. Flights are scheduled for one and a half minutes, and actual flying time is closer to one minute.
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