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TIL the first female admiral in the modern world was Keumalahayati from Aceh Sultanate (now part of Indonesia) in Southeast Asia. She led their defense against the Dutch Navy attacks that killed Cornelis de Houtman in September 1599, who commanded the first Dutch Expedition to East Indies.

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OOo1 TIL in late 2008 many critics thought Android would fail miserably whereas, as of Feb 2015, Android holds about 85% of the total smartphone OS market share
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R5YG6 TIL about Smoky, the first recorded therapy dog, who was rescued from a WWII foxhole. While backpacking across the Pacific theater with the soldier who found her, Smoky experienced 12 combat missions, 150 air raids, a typhoon and was awarded 8 battle stars.