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TIL there’s a train from NYC that will drop you off at the Appalachian Trail

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1Y9X TIL when Ruth Bader Ginsburg was studying at Harvard, the Dean of Harvard Law asked her “How do you justify taking a spot from a qualified man?” Ruth transferred to Columbia Law School and became the first woman to be on two major law reviews, later becoming an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
wo5N6 TIL that James A. Garfield was not only the first sitting member of the House to be elected President, but also published a proof of the Pythagorean Theorem while in office.
DQOyD TIL that Mercedes Benz, as in the cars Hitler waved out of during his big parades and the silver Grand Prix racers backed by Nazi Germany, took their name from Mercedes Jellinek, the Jewish Austrian daughter of their pre war importer to France.
7AK7 TIL: The Beatles song “I am the Walrus” was written after John learned the English master in his former high school was making the class analyze lyrics from Beatles songs. In response, he wrote the most confusing lyrics he could, saying, “Let the fuckers work that one out.”
4Xm4N TIL Several famous actors were decorated during WWII. Henry Fonda won a Bronze Star in the Pacific, Walter Matthau was awarded six battle stars while serving on a B-17. Christopher Lee was a pilot in the Royal Air Force and also won a number of awards.