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TIL about Nadja West: orphan to West Point to MD to first black, female Lieutenant General (3 stars)—her journey inspired by none other than Star Trek

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8aNYV TIL that King Charlemagne kept his daughters at home with him and refused to allow them to get sacramentally married. However, he accepted their extramarital relationships. He rewarded their common law husbands and treasured his illegitimate grandchildren.
v1d8R TIL that if a pregnant woman has organ damage, the baby in her womb sends stem cells to help repair the organ.
pxPQ TIL the largest single bloc of opposition to the elimination of the penny from American currency circulation is the zinc industry, who earns millions per year from their production.
O5OR TIL that Daft Punk’s helmets cost $65,000 to produce
VML80 TIL that Hokusai, the artist behind the famous 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa', illustrated a series of shunga erotica called 'Dreams of the Fisherman's Wife' which includes vivid depictions of women having sex with octopus. Published in 1814