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TIL that Cora Agnes Benneson, one of the first female lawyers in New England, was rejected by Harvard Law School because "the equipments were too limited to make suitable provision for receiving women".

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ep6lb TIL that the informal foot paths people create are called "desire paths". In Finland, planners wait until first snowfall and then plan their paved paths around where people's tracks appear.
KOAAw TIL that in the D.C. metro area, there is a carpooling practice known as "slugging." Strangers wait on a corner to be picked up by another stranger so that the driver can use the HOV lane. Oh and it's all for free.
mx8rE TIL that Maroon 5 was banned from China after keyboardist Jesse Carmichael wished the Dalai Lama of Tibet a happy birthday on Twitter
KO5aR TIL Ruthie Tompson, one of the animators of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Fantasia, and Sleeping Beauty, is still alive. She is 110 years old
woPvY TIL in the 1920s to 1950s, there were Pretty Ankle competitions in England where women lined up and were judged by their ankles. In 1954, the winner of one competition was awarded £4.