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TIL Women started shaving only in the early 1900s and it was out of a need.

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VMJ64 TIL the author of The Witcher sold the rights to his works to CD Projekt Red for a lump sum of $9,350, as he didn’t think the franchise would be successful. After the video game series became a success, he sued for $16.1 million.
R7loa TIL: Martin Couney set up infant incubator shows at Coney Island, Atlantic City and World's Fairs, charging 25c to view premature babies. He offered free care for 'weakling babies', proving the success of incubators. He saved over 6,500 babies from ~1900-43.
p8RKe TIL of Redoshi, a woman believed to have been the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. She was captured in 1860 in West Africa at age 12 and worked on a plantation in Alabama. She died in 1937 and lived long enough to become acquainted with people active in the civil rights movement.
a8MmM TIL that Oregon has the highest business survival rate with 58.4% succeeding within 5 years.
d8Poj TIL the world's longest maritime chase lasted 110 days which started near Antarctica and ended on the equator.