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QWK9 TIL in WWII a woman-only Soviet bomber regiment were nicknamed the “Night Witches” by German soldiers. For a successful bombing run, the Witches would cut the engine of their archaic and noisy aircraft. Gliding in, they would release their bombs before the enemy even knew they were there.
9w7Jm TIL that in 1990 an unemployed French nuclear physicist named André Gardes, who believed he was the rightful holder of the Seigneur's title, attempted to single handedly invade the Isle of Sark
mxybM TIL kelp is not a plant. it is in the protist kingdom.
WAnL TIL Kublia Khan’s niece Khutulun insisted that any man who wished to marry her must defeat her in wrestling and forfeit horses to her if they lost. She gained 10,000 horses defeating prospective suitors.
eYGk TIL Harris Rosen offered scholarships to students in a very poor neighborhood, Tangelo Park, who got good grades and completely changed the socioeconomics of the area. He has adopted another neighborhood project but 5 times larger in an area near Orlando called Parramore District.