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TIL that Angel City FC of the National Women’s Soccer League has a long list of celebrity owners, including Jennifer Garner, Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Mia Hamm, and several former members of the U.S. Women’s National Team.

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M7YyW TIL that although equiped with parachutes while on air ambulance missions during WWII, the Flying Nightingales of the WAAF were instructed not to bail out and stay with the patients if their plane was shot down so that they would be on hand to provide medical support should anyone survive the crash
dVdQ TIL that actually 26% of lesbians are obese, compared to 17 per cent of straight women.
B5dk TIL Dippin’ Dots are not widely avaliable because they require storage at -40 F, which is too cold for the average freezer.
wor7J TIL the common paperclip is considered a national symbol of Norway because many believe it was invented there. In fact, Johan Vaaler invented a different kind of paperclip that is impractical and was never used.
ADPYx TIL English sailor, William Adams, had landed in Japan, after his crew had been plagued by violent attacks, terrible weather, and fatal illness. Upon the crew's arrival, Adams earned a position as an adviser to the Shogun, Ieyasu, and the status of being one of the first Western Samurais.