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TIL of Thomas(ine) Hall– a hermaphrodite in Colonial America. A trial was held where it was ruled (s)he was both “a man and a woeman”, and, to conform to the strict gender roles of the time, (s)he was order to wear, at all times, a man’s shirt and pants with a woman’s apron and bonnet.

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D1dlD TIL of the Night Witches, a female only Soviet bomber regiment during World War 2. They would fly high up in their quieter WW1 bombers, cut their engines, and bomb the German front line in the middle of the night. This earned them the nickname "Nachthexen" by the Germans.
rRK6o TIL About Coober Pedy, an Australian town where 80% of its residents live underground.
XnEE TIL that comedian Retta (Parks and Rec) is the niece of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the President of Liberia
R5DOQ TIL BNA (Nashville International Airport) has a live music schedule
JDR1 TIL that jams are made from fruit, while jellies are made from juice. Preserves have chunks of fruit, conserves have dried fruit or nuts, and marmalades have peel and pulp. Fruit butters are slow cooked to a smooth consistency.