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glJy TIL between New York’s 6th and 7th avenues, there is a 6 and a half-th avenue
PYRen TIL in 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to qualify as a medical doctor in Britain. On the day, 3 out of 7 candidates passed the exam, Garrett with the highest marks. The Society of Apothecaries immediately amended its regulations to prevent other women obtaining a licence.
vP8ZD TIL Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II once mandated that all burials be performed with "economy coffins". These contained trapdoors that would drop the body into the grave, after which they would be reused. The unpopular mandate was reversed after six months.
4XMyN TIL Zubaz, the popular 1990's zebra-stripe pattern pants, were originally designed for hardcore weightlifters that couldn’t find pants or shorts that comfortably fit their massive thighs
kJP67 TIL the FBI and other countries set up a fake "secure" messaging app to monitor criminal communication which led to multiple arrests globally