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TIL of Mae C. Jemison. Not only is she the first African-American woman to go to space; she also served in the Peace Corps, appeared on Star Trek, is a dancer, and holds nine honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters and the humanities

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EOxW TIL Semantic Satiation is the psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then processes the speech as repeated meaningless sounds.
jN9gn TIL 42-yr-old Zamboni driver David Ayres was called in as the 2nd emergency goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes. He allowed 2 goals right away; but after a teammate told him "We don't care how many goals you let in, let's just have fun," Ayres then made 8 saves for 6 - 3 victory over the Maple Leafs.
W5EL TIL in 1964 Soupy Sales asked kids to “take green pieces of paper from your parents wallets and mail them to [me].” The next day they received eighty thousand dollars.
WL68 TIL Teddy Roosevelt was involved in a bar fight, which began after a man bullied him for wearing glasses. Teddy, being an experienced boxer, knocked the man out cold after one punch.
5VAB8 TIL about Pelorus Jack who was a dolphin that was famous for escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand. The animal was reported from 1888 until his disappearance after 1912. Pelorus Jack was usually spotted in a notoriously dangerous channel.