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TIL the first female Athenian doctor had to dress as a man in order to get her education and practice medicine because being a female doctor was a capital crime, but when she became the most popular doctor in town among women in her male guise, the other doctors accused her of seducing her patients.

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b6K0 TIL that in Germany if you drink and drive without causing any harm you can still be charged with negligence, fined and then have to pass an ‘idiot’ test and a psychological assessment in order to regain your license.