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TIL that there was a parrot named Alex, who was the first and only animal ever to ask a self-aware question

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jNPyM TIL that when Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female recipient of a medical degree in the U.S., applied to Hobart College, the dean decided to hold a vote in the class she was applying to. If just one of the 150 male students objected, she would be rejected. All the 150 young men voted to accept her
XmkR TIL There’s a small sculpture on the moon named “Fallen Astronaut”. Made by Belgian artist Paul Van Hoeydonck and placed by the crew of Apollo 15 in 1971. It is the only sculpture on the moon, yet it remains relatively unknown.
Yd5P TIL the wrestler Mick Foley became a fan of Tori Amos in 1993. After meeting her in 2008, he got involved in a group she started to aid abused women. He has volunteered extensively, fielding calls from women in difficult circumstances, and logged over 550 hours on the phone over an 18-month period.
dEEZ TIL - In the late 1980s, Iraq began building the largest artillery piece in history, a gun that could have put satellites into Orbit, and conceivably hit any spot on the planet. However, the mysterious assassination of its Canadian designer, and the first Gulf War, ended the project
epOwk TIL that Wolves were reintroduced to the American West bringing indirect ecological improvement called Trophic cascades. Wolves put pressure on Elks that can't forage anywhere and anytime. Some of the Yellowstone’s woody plants are now growing again.