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TIL a new national park was created at the end of 2019

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rRgVe TIL that Kirsty MacColl died while pushing one of her children out of the way of a speedboat owned by a billionaire. A deckhand claimed he, and not the billionaire was responsible for piloting the boat. He paid a fine of $90 to avoid prison.
pY0MA TIL about Jeannette Rankin, the first women in congress, and the only member who voted against going to war with Japan after Pearl Harbor
0dxPR TIL it's illegal to sell permanent markers in NYC to minors under 18, to prevent vandalism.
VBjwZ TIL Nicole Kidman has now worked with 19 female directors in eight years, after vowing to do so, because “things only change by actually being in the films of women.”
E1rY7 TIL An group of archaeologists have found trousers—worn between 3K and 3.3K yrs ago—in a tomb in W China. The trousers were invented for horse riding by Chinese pastoralists and are the oldest known examples of this kind of apparel. The trousers are formed from three separately woven pieces.