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TIL In France it was illegal for women to wear trousers until 2013

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PDnO TIL Apollo 10 was given limited fuel for orbiting the moon to discourage the astronauts from attempting a Lunar Landing ahead of the scheduled Apollo 11.
R7y7a TIL during the 18th century Native American women would purchase black slave men, free them, and marry them into the tribe. After l enslavement of natives by Europeans ended, some black men choose to stay with native women since their children were born free, since the mother was free.
5V5ZD TIL of small medieval knife called ‘Bollock dagger’ and used to stab people in the kidneys
N75n8 TIL In 2009, a boy sent a letter to the King of Norway requesting permission to change his name to "Sonic X". The King responded that he could not approve the change because the boy was not 18 years old.
0k41 TIL that in rural Georgia, there are still “Whites Only” school functions, where non-whites are turned away by the police. In 2013, Wilcox County High School will be having its first integrated prom.