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TIL Almost All Calico Cats are Female

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AN0ja TIL about Lydia Taft, who on October 30th, 1756, became the first woman to legally vote in U.S. History. During a Town Meeting in Uxbridge, Mass., Taft voted in favor of appropriating funds for the regiments engaged in the French and Indian War. Her vote preceded the 19th Amendment by 164 years.
pGj4 TIL there is a twitter account that follows WW2 on a real-time basis on this day/time in 1941
lBv7 TIL that Game Of Thrones author George R. R. Martin sent actor Jack Gleeson ( Who plays Joffrey ) a letter saying “Congratulations on your marvelous performance, everyone hates you.”
E1vAV TIL that cats can actually be allergic to humans. Humans shed hair and skin (dander), which may cause an allergic reaction in cats. In some cases, it causes asthma-like symptoms and can also cause miliary dermatitis (i.e. cat dermatitis).
gnD8 TIL: NASA has found that under certain conditions the moon rings like a bell.