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TIL that the person considered the most successful pirate in history is a woman

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NLQE TIL that the Government lends money to banks at a .75% interest rate vs students at a 3.75%+ interest rate.
wLJRE TIL the Psychedelic Frogfish, first scientifically described in 2009, has a number of colorful, kaleidoscopic stripes arranged in a fingerprint pattern. The fish lives among the similar-appearing coral rubble around Ambon Island, Indonesia where it can hide by crawling into narrow crevices.
1aLa7 TIL "The father of modern chemistry", Antoine Lavoisier, was accused of defrauding the French government and convicted to be executed via guillotine. His judge responded to the appeal to save his life by saying, "The Republic needs neither scholars nor chemists."
EgDZo TIL Jim Brown, at Syracuse University, was named All-America in lacrosse in 1957, after which no other black player was voted All-America for 23 years.
9wv1X TIL Italian firearms manufacturer Beretta has supplied weapons in every major European war since 1650.