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TIL Henry Ford was an anti-semite and was given an award by the nazi regime in 1938

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W7gXN TIL a spaceship called OSIRIS visited an asteroid, collected a sample, came BACK to earth, and then is on its way to the NEXT asteroid
nWexP TIL about Albert Cashier, born Jennie Hodgers, who enlisted as a male in the Union Army in 1863, fought in 40 engagements. He maintained his male name and expression after the war until his death in 1915, and is the first documented transmale who served in the US Army.
6EgZl TIL Dolly Parton's "Jolene" is about a red-headed clerk who had a crush on her husband, but the song is named after one of her fans. Dolly told her, "That is pretty. That sounds like a song. I'm going to write a song about that."
1axl7 TIL that Joachim von Ribbentrop would summon tailors from British firms, make them wait for hours, and then send them away with instructions to return the next day, only to repeat the process. This damaged his reputation with British high society.
dD8g7 TIL that goldfish are more closely related to humans than to sharks