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TIL I learned that the first person to earn a PHD in computer science in the United States was a religious sister.

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v1G47 TIL Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of women who were familiar with Dana Scully say the character increased their belief in the importance of STEM, half (50 percent) said Scully increased their interest in STEM, and nearly all (91 percent) said the character is a role model.
M7K1W Today I Learned (from DefunctLand) that Disney made a live action "Doug" at one of their theme parks in the 90s.
gLEA TIL when Facebook users voted for Taylor Swift to perform at a school for deaf students as a prank, the school was removed from the contest, but Swift donated $10K to the school, 4 companies matched her donation, VH1 gave $10k in instruments, & Swift gave the students tickets to her Boston concert.
JYZA8 TIL that the northernmost battle of the American Civil War happened in St. Albans, Vermont. 21 Confederates arrived via Canada and checked into local hotels over the course of a week, before staging three bank robberies, stealing $3.4 million dollars (inflation-adjusted) and fleeing back to Canada
mxNYy TIL that Swedish blood banks texts donors to notify them whenever their blood helps save a life.