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TIL author Michael Crichton felt one of his college writing professors was unfairly grading his essays C+. In what he described as a scientific experiment, Crichton submitted an essay by George Orwell under his own name and the professor gave him a B-.

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kOwJW TIL that Golden Girl Bea Arthur was one of the first female marines to serve in WWII. She enlisted just 1 week after the Marine Corps began recruiting women.
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