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TIL Sally Ride had a female partner for more than 25 years, making her the first known LGBT astronaut.

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KYrY4 TIL, the Finnish air force academy still uses a swastika on its flag and insignia. Finnish use of the swastika was unrelated to their alliance with Nazi Germany, and predated Nazi adoption of the symbol. Finland stopped using the swastika in most other parts of the military for obvious reasons.
Gpdj TIL that in 1916 an amendment was proposed to the Constitution that all acts of war would be put to a national vote. Anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the US Army.
JYY51 TIL that most commercial bread contains an amino acid that mostly comes from the floors of hair salons in China
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