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TIL about the Ladies of Llangollen, Wales' original 18th Century lesbian power couple

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Qlrd TIL on Feb 20th, 1792 George Washington signed the Postal Service Act, making it illegal for postal officials to open anyone’s mail.
8aevV TIL flatworms are hermaphroditic. When mating, they determine who will be the male by fencing with their penises
kpnB TIL that Nguyen Cao Ty, who served as President and Vice President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam war, emigrated to the Unites States and ran a liquor store for several years after the fall of Saigon.
DQB1e TIL In 1925 a Norwegian invented special cheese slicer called Ostehøvel. It was so controversial that many people created bins captioned "Throw your cheese slicer here!"
VMGmm TIL that Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz was behind the largest rescue operation during the Second World War. According to estimates, Swiss activities, of which Carl Lutz was in charge, are thought to have helped to save 62,000 Jews from death