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TiL about Salaria Kea, thought to be the only African-American nurse to volunteer with the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War.

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woPGY TIL in 2007, Malaysia sent its first astronaut to the ISS. The government and Islamic scholars also wrote that in order to pray, Muslims in space should face Mecca if possible; but if not, they could face the Earth generally, or just face “wherever.”
4XgdJ TIL in 1988 McDonalds gave out flexi-disc records where group of singers rapped the entire McDonalds menu. If the singers made it to the end without messing up, you had a prize record that won you $1 million.
woGN1 TIL Cyrus Cylinder is considered one of the earliest expressions of the concept of human rights. The text contains a declaration made by Cyrus the Great and proclaims his policy of religious tolerance and repatriation of displaced peoples, particularly Jews, following his conquest of Babylon.
kdV5 TIL there is a metal band called Hatebeak whose lead singer is an African grey parrot.
d89rr TIL there was a “gay Hooters” restaurant in Dallas, Texas called Tallywackers that failed within a year of opening