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Bg5b TIL in ‘04, a (white) African-american born student was expelled for seeking his school’s “Distinguished African-American Student” award
YBbB TIL there was a 1934 plan to dam and fill the Hudson River, adding 10 square miles of land to Manhattan
6Em9Q TIL: Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have passages condemning charging interest on a loan. Catholic Church in medieval Europe regarded the charging of interest at any rate as sinful.
1av08 TIL legend has it that when Julius Caesar was born, they had to cut open his mother’s womb to deliver him. That’s why the modern surgery is called a Caesarian section.
M7N6b TIL of Fu Hao (1250-1192 BCE), a rare female military general in ancient China's Shang dynasty, who used her status as one of 64 King Wu Ding's wives to rise through the ranks and lead victorious campaigns.