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TIL The highest-earning female CEO in the US was born a man

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OobJa TIL the 1918 influenza pandemic was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. It is believed the H1N1 strain of influenza infected 1/3 of the world's population, killing 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 people in the US.
w1MY TIL In Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba, it’s illegal for non-vaccinated children to attend public school services.
Apj4 TIL one of the fastest speeds ever achieved on the German Autobahn was 432kph (268mph) in a Mercedes-Benz W125, in the year 1938.