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TIL Michelle Birnbaum, a Mother from New Jersey gave birth to a daughter, Rose on Feb 29 2008, coincidentally she's also born on a Leap year in 1980. The odds of mother & child sharing birthday on Leap Year is 1 is to 2 Million

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ne5bb TIL that the president of Taiwan is an unmarried, childless woman whose cats featured prominently in her campaign. She is one of the 1st women elected to lead an Asian state without coming from a political dynasty, and to govern a Chinese-speaking nation since Empress Wu Zetian in the 8th century.
KOmkE TIL a Russian cat was used by prisoners to sneak drugs into their penal colony near Moscow. The cat allegedly had 5.79 grams of hashish & 1.56 grams of amphetamine under its collar. Defense/prosecution lawyers each wanted the cat to support their case but it escaped from its kennel before trial.
BrM5b TIL Tesla is the leading car manufacturer in Norway and total of 32% of cars are electric in Norway.
grWvX TIL Shampoo was introduced to Britain in 1814. The Bengali surgeon Sake Dean Mahomed opened the Isles' first shampoo bath in Brighton that year and promoted the practice as able to cure many diseases and give full relief when everything else failed.
OorMe TIL that Barbara Hutton was worth the equivalent of over $1 billion in the 1930s, but due to her extreme generosity, died with only $3500. She married 7 times: a Georgian prince, a Danish count, actor Cary Grant, a Russian prince, a notorious Dominican playboy, a German baron, and a Cambodian prince