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TIL that Anne lister called as "the first modern lesbian" wrote the 26 volumes diary about her life, including her sex life and lesbian relationships in complex codes, which are described as “the Dead Sea Scrolls” of lesbian history.

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OokQL TIL when released 30 years ago, despite huge levels of radio play, the song 'Do The Bartman' by Bart Simpson was never released as a single in the USA. It topped music sales charts almost everywhere else in the world.
M7M78 TIL: Women in WW2 used to draw lines down the back of theirs legs to mimic having stockings on. This was because of nylon rationing. The usual paint was often "gracy juice"
Z8Odp TIL Arctic Shrews are solitary animals. One study showed that if you place two shrews in the same cage, one will be dead within days, even without showing any signs of injury
xYv1 TIL An Internet troll was jailed after mocking deaths of teenagers. Sean Duffy targeted Facebook tribute pages and posted videos on YouTube taunting the dead victims and their families. The court heard that Duffy has Asperger’s syndrome and lived a “miserable existence” drinking alcohol alone.
b1oQ TIL in 2015, FBI hair examiners knowingly gave erroneous testimony; they overstated results to benefit the prosecution in 95% of cases over previous 20 years.