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TIL Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to be accepted at a medical school in the US, because the students thought her application was a prank from a rival school and voted to let her attend.

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pYN6p TIL king James I of England had a samurai armor
Dy0Y TIL that the “ZIP” in ZIP Code is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, a name given because mail would not only travel more efficiently but also because the mail would comparatively zip right to your address.
eQOJ TIL while it’s only impossible to go faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, it’s definitely possible for some things to go faster than light in air or water, and when they do, the air or water starts to glow blue
Ogw6 TIL Hitler didn’t officially become a German citizen until 1932, a year before he would become Chancellor
QJEGM TIL of puzzle jugs and the challenge is to drink without spilling!