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TIL the founder of the Boy Scouts was a drag queen - he even sewed his own dresses

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8eXya TIL it wasn't until 1969 that all 50 states had female jurors
JY67B TIL German man Oskar Speck kayaked from Germany to Australia over the period 1932-1939. On his arrival in Australia, shortly after the start of WWII, Speck was interned as an enemy foreigner. He remained in prisoner-of-war camps for the duration of the war, but stayed in the country after the war
WkJMo TIL: Nearly 60% of pet cats in America are overweight or obese.
NXPDE TIL that in 1991, the American consumer electronics retailer Circuit City developed the CarMax company as a subsidiary in an attempt to revolutionize the used car retail business.
nono TIL that Halifax sends Boston a Christmas tree every year for their help with one of the largest non-nuclear explosions the world has witnessed.