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TIL of Margaret Corbin. When her husband went into battle in the American Revolution, she went along side him. When he was killed she took his post and was able to fire, clean and aim the cannon with great ease and speed.

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ZdkB TIL that a retired grocery store clerk from Yuba City, California is the fourth cousin once removed of the Earl of Essex and will become the Earl of Essex if the current Earl dies without a legitimate son.
mbLR TIL avg height in US has leveled off since the late 60s compared to northern EU nations, scientists posit that one factor is greater access to nutrition and health in socialized advanced eu nations.
R7Xa1 TIL that, due to a dispute over Missouri's statehood, Congress recorded two separate electoral votes in the 1820 presidential election, one counting Missouri's electoral votes and one without it, making them simultaneously existent and nonexistent.
9jd7 TIL that Harvard professor Roger Fisher proposed implanting nuclear launch codes in a volunteer so that the President would have to kill an innocent person before firing. The Pentagon rejected the idea fearing the President would not go through with it even if it was necessary.
PDjn TIL in the Catholic sainthood process “the Devil’s advocate”, was a canon lawyer appointed to argue against the canonization of a candidate. They would take a skeptical view of the candidate’s character, look for holes in the evidence, and argue that attributed miracles were fraudulent.