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TIL the Red Army accepted a Ukrainian woman after she shot two enemy soldiers at range in an audition, she became the most prolific female sniper in history

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WxXN TIL that in Chinese-occupied Tibet, the Tibetan’s own language has been banned.
m1wnv TIL that there is a woman in England who can see 99 million more colors than almost everyone else. And her father is color blind.
XE95D TIL The Animaniacs Nations of the World only took one take
6EXnl TIL "End of the world" predictions are almost as long as the whole of modern human civilization. There are predictions about the end of the world going back to the time of Jesus Christ and it hasn't stopped.
4X7GJ TIL The Tender Years Doctrine (generally regarded as the age of four and under), presumed in a divorce that the mother should have custody of the child. The law remained in place until the late 20th Century.