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TIL The RIAA Tried To Outlaw MP3 Players In 1998.

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VMxx4 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.
8eKV8 TIL that there are ships propelled/assisted by large cylindrical rotors on the main deck that harness the Magnus effect to propel themselves forward.
PYRen TIL in 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first woman to qualify as a medical doctor in Britain. On the day, 3 out of 7 candidates passed the exam, Garrett with the highest marks. The Society of Apothecaries immediately amended its regulations to prevent other women obtaining a licence.
1gQX TIL there is a practicing attorney in Detroit named Luke Skywalker
5Vrkk TIL in the song 76 Trombones from The Music Man, the significance of the number of instruments is the number of identical instruments it takes to double the decibel output of one.