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TIL about the Leesburg Stockade Girls

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nWo0B TIL: The Artic Circle and Antarctica are named for Arktos (Greek for Bear) Antarctic = No Bears. While there are no polar bears in Antarctica, the "Bears" in question are Ursa Major and Ursa Minor (which contains the North Star) - Neither constellation is visible from Antarctica (i.e. NoBears land)
gM7o8 TIL that Conan O'Brien met his wife for the first time on a remote segment of his Late Night show in 2000.
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R5rN8 TIL the original Leopard 1 main battle tank was designed by luxury car maker Porsche. Porsche also submitted a design for the WW2 era tiger tank but lost out to a competitor.
ZpWBB TIL in 1873, the US Supreme Court denied Myra Bradwell from practicing law. Some of the reasons were "would open the flood gates and many more women" and "Brutal cases would not be appropriate for a woman".