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TIL that a birthday party invitation from 100 AD is the earliest known example of writing in Latin by a woman.

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xyo5 TIL an aluminium sculpture called “Fallen Astronaut” was smuggled to the moon to commemorate astronauts and cosmonauts who died for the advancement of space exploration.
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rRpve TIL that King James I of England (who commissioned the King James Bible) was probably gay and had at least three homosexual romantic relationships during his life