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TIL that heart attack symptoms can be significantly different between men and women

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yQ6av TIL of Elizabeth Van Lew. After her father died, she and her mother freed all his slaves. She then used her inheritance to free some of the slaves' relatives. During the Civil War, she operated a spy ring. When Richmond fell to the Union, she was the 1st person to raise the Union flag in the city
7ryXr TIL Joaquin Phoenix's birth name is Joaquin Bottom.
0wAAj TIL the tomb of Louis XIV of France was ransacked during the French Revolution. By 1848, part of his mummified heart had fallen into the possession of the Archbishop of York. He showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who proceeded to eat it.
D1n4e TIL that nipple rings were a fad in the 1890’s among Victorian women.
JYnAV TIL Van Halen would request for "No Brown M&Ms" to check the promoter had actually read the contract to ensure the safety of the lighting rig.