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TIL Cambridge university didn't grant degrees to women till 1948 and remained the only university to do so by that time.

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0d4MN TIL sega is also a resort and entertainment business now after their merger with sammy , with most of their offerings catering towards the commercial sector and casino equipments
gMG89 TIL that the position of "Commander in Chief, United States Fleet" was formerly given the acronym CINCUS (pronounced "sink us"). This was changed in 1941 after the Pearl Harbor attack.
4mgN TIL a Michigan man named Jeremy Grinnell was caught after having propped up a ladder under a couple’s bedroom window and climbing up to watch them having sex. At the time, Grinnell was a local pastor and assistant professor at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.
l7Ona TIL that hypergamy is still a common practice, where men are expected to marry within their caste, or one below, with no social repercussions.
r9gM TIL: The FBI testified to “100% certainty” of finger print match of an innocent man (and how little science is involved in forensic “science”).