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TIL “OK” was invented for the lolz

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AZVl TIL Shirley Chisholm became in 1968, the first African-American woman elected to Congress and survived 3 assassination attempts in 1972 while being the first major-party black candidate for President of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.
8xX4 TIL Nintendo has banked so much money, that they could run a deficit of over $250 Million every year and still survive until 2052.
D1DnJ TIL that the first creatures ever to ride in a hot air balloon were a sheep, a duck, and a chicken
X7Lr TIL that women born in South Africa are more likely to be raped than to learn how to read.
jwyX TIL in 1978 Apple Corps (owned by The Beatles) sued Apple Computer for trademark infringement. The case settled for $80,000 along with the condition that Apple Computer agreed not to enter the music business, and Apple Corps agreed not to enter the computer business.