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TIL women in New Jersey had the right to vote from 1776 until 1807.

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YOXx TIL Michael Faraday was one of the most influential scientists in history despite receiving little formal education. By age 40 he had invented the electric motor, the generator and the transformer. He was also the first person to show that an electromagnetic force can manipulate light.
epnXD TIL Kentucky statesman Henry Clay made the first known import of Hereford cattle into the United States in 1817: 1 cow, 1 bull and 1 heifer. The shipment cost him $500. Cattle descended from those Herefords were dubbed "Seventeens" in reference to the year they were brought to the US.
axpJ TIL that in 1990, Chuck Berry was sued by 59 women because - at his Missouri restaurant, “The Southern Air” - he had had hidden cameras installed in the ladies’ room. Even though one female was a minor, he managed to avoid sexual abuse charges, and paid out a settlement of $1.2million.
lo1LG TIL the elephant's closest relative is the manatee.
bMBZ TIL The costliest trial in US history was the McMartin Preschool Trial, a case of satanic abuse hysteria. The investigator’s bias resulted in children recalling stories of witches flying, travelling in hot-air balloons, being flushed down the toilet, and having been assaulted by Chuck Norris.