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mQ9R TIL that the word “Afghanistanism”, which means the practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues, is almost 70 years old
E1o4p TIL of Von Steuben, a central figure in forming the US army. His career in Prussia was cut short due to being openly gay, he moved to America and joined the revolution with B.Franklin's aid who knew of but ignored his sexual tastes. He lived with 2 lovers who inherited his estate after his death
KYNVR TIL: Putting duct tape on a horses nose calms them down to help you shoe them.
ADx4d TIL of Toupie Lowther, the first openly lesbian woman in sport, who toured the tennis tournaments of Europe in her open-top Mercedes-Benz, had a science degree from the Sorbonne, was a fencer, a practitioner of jujitsu, and assembled a mutlinational all-woman ambulance unit she led to the WWI front.
yQLj8 TIL in US family sitcom Good Times Jimmie Walker as son JJ was the breakout star and his catchphrase "dyn-o-mite!" repeated each episode. Those playing the parents disliked the focus shift to JJ's antics: John Amos was fired and his character killed off, Esther Rolle left the series for one season