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TIL Until the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, it was nearly impossible for a single woman to get a credit card without a male cosigner.

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6EMBl TIL Harukichi Shimoi, who was a japanese poet that during WW1 enlisted in the Italian Army and ranked up to the special elite force "Arditi"
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