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TIL a California girl sued the Boy Scouts of America after they wouldn’t let her join because of her gender. She lost.

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Z88KD TIL of A dovecote or dovecot /ˈdʌvkɒt/ (Scots: doocot) a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in Western Europe and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung.
VW6G TIL the Aztecs were not a single society or nation but many separate tribes that shared a common language and culture . The tribe in power during the Spanish Conquest was the Mexica tribe, the country’s eventual namesake.
wLYy6 TIL the city of Kyoto was originally the primary target of the atomic bombs in 1945, but was removed by the insistence of Secretary of War Henry Stimson, who went there on a honeymoon and admired the city deeply.
ej1D TIL that the most successful pirate raid in history was Henry Avery’s capture of the Indian treasure ship Ganj-i-sawai in 1695. The plunder was £600,000 worth of jewels and precious metals, equivalent to £52.4 million or $81 million today.
e0774 TIL in Northern Canada, polar bears are not allowed to break into your house and steal your food. You can call the police and have them arrested. There is a special jail for polar bears who steal food.