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TIL the 100,000th U.S. Patent was a Horse Sun Bonnet.

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0XXN TIL Tommie Smith and John Carlos the athletes responsible for the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute were pallbearers at Peter Normans funeral. Norman was the white athlete on the podium with them at the time.
NXLeb TIL: The Philippines had a pre-colonial caste system with distinct social classes.
LZBQ TIL all military working dogs are ranked a level higher than their handlers. This is a traditional started to prevent handlers from mistreating the dog.
17r7 TIL that Ron Swanson wrote the story/screenplay for “Forest Warrior,” a 1996 film starring Chuck Norris. In one scene, Chuck Norris is an eagle diving through the air with the purpose of transforming into human form to deliver a flying kick to the face of an unsuspecting foe.
ROb1 TIL that the first female doctor in Britain spent 56 years disguised as a man. It wasn’t until after her death in 1865, that the doctor’s secret was finally discovered.