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TIL Holly Woodlawn became one of the first people to say the word 'cunt' in a film, Women in Revolt (1971).

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yQWxv TIL The man credited with saving both Apollo 12 and Apollo 13 was forced to resign years later while serving as the Chief of NASA when Texas Senator Robert Krueger blamed him for $500 million of overspending on Space Station Freedom, which later evolved into the International Space Station (ISS).
rN644 TIL passing high frequency sound waves through a liquid results in the formation of imploding microscopic bubbles that can be used to clean the inside of submerged objects in a process known as an ultrasonic bath
0dr05 TIL the invention of bicycles played a vital role in the early women's liberation movement. Women were no longer dependent on men for transportation, giving them a new sense of freedom. Bicycles were also a significant reason for the decline of corsets and long skirts in the early 20th century.
JXD4 TIL Weird Al Yankovic’s parents both died from carbon monoxide poisoning in 2004.
GKoE TIL Almost all is actually a mathematically defined term