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TIL Lamborghini made tractors before super cars

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4kpDX TIL Margaret Knight (1838-1914) invented a machine to mass produce flat-bottomed paper bags and, after winning a lawsuit against a fraudster who copied her design, the patent was issued in 1871. Her first invention was when she was 12 years old (and began working in a factory). She had 87 patents.
KY80a TIL Digimon’s equivalent to Legendary Pokémon is Deva Digimon
5YDAn TIL that Samuel Colt financed his invention and development of the revolver handgun by performing laughing gas demonstrations across the United States and Canada.
WQgN TIL the vibrator was invented for doctors who were getting carpel tunnel from using their fingers to give female patients orgasms in order to treat hysteria.
grAkW TIL: the Texas Western Miners team of 1966 was the first team to win the NCAA national championship basketball game with an all African-American starting lineup. They suffered abuse throughout their tournament run and afterwards.