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TIL that in WW1, due to the kilts worn by the Scottish soldiers on the battlefront, their German enemies called them the “ladies from hell”.

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P10EZ TIL about Victoria Woodhull, the first female presidential candidate in U.S. history, who was a suffragist, women's rights advocate, entrepreneur, and political activist. Her campaign encountered obstacles due to her age and imprisonment on obscenity charges just before the election.
b6gLN TIL that Kurt Cobain got the inspiration to make Nirvana's famous song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" when Kathleen Hanna, the singer of the band "Bikini Kill" wrote "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on a board. Teen Spirit was a woman's deodorant and he didn't knew it until he was done with the song.
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kOPkE TIL Nativity scenes in Barcelona often traditionally contain one figure pooping off in the corner
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