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TIL about the practice of widow's succession. This was a practice used by several countries in the early 20th century were if a politician died in office they would be succeeded by their widow. The practice resulted in some of the earliest women to hold political office in modern times.

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n1g7 TIL the term “groggy” comes from either the British or American Navy. These sailors drank Grog, which was a mix of rum, water, and citrus juice, which was used to fight scurvy. Someone who is dazed or sleepy might feel as if they have had too much grog, making them “groggy.”
9YMwX TIL A community college in the Bronx uses the same cirriculum as Columbia University in the Ivy League. For the past three years, professors at Hostos have been teaching a version of the Columbia Core in their freshman composition classes
GYGmg TIL that there is a place on Earth known as “Point Nemo” that is so far away from any island or mainland that the closest people to that point are actually the astronauts on the International Space Station.
DApj TIL the exhibition team that travels with Harlem Globetrotters actually won, once. “The Globetrotters lost track of the game and the score. Down 12 points with two minutes left to go. Forced to play normal basketball, they rallied but could not recover […] The crowd was dumbfounded.”
OoXZL TIL there is a mushroom called “Chicken of the Woods.” It taste like chicken to some but to others it taste like crab or lobster.