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TIL when the territory of Wyoming applied to join the US, congress told them they'd have to stop letting women vote. Their response was "We will remain out of the Union one hundred years rather than come in without the women”. In 1890 they joined as the first and only state to allow women to vote.

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ADopn TIL about the Copper Scroll, an ancient treasure map. Found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, it relates 64 positions where gold and silver have been hidden. Though searches are ongoing, as of yet, no treasure has been found.
M7LPm TIL of the novel "The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century". Written in 1827, it is the first English story to feature a reanimated mummy. Notably, it is science fiction, not horror, taking place in the year 2126 with the Pharaoh Cheops returning and giving political and life advice to people.
BAwd TIL the more you spend on your engagement ring / wedding, the more likely you are to get divorced. Weddings over $20k have 3.5x the risk vs. those that cost $5-10k. The lowest risk was for couples with large attendance weddings and who honeymooned (regardless of how cheap) (X-post r/science)
1x9W TIL the infamous Ecce Homo painting that was “restored” by a parishioner into a monkey-like visage of Christ was originally painted in 1930 and considered of little artistic importance by historians.
MeyJ8 TIL about Hayleigh Curtis, one of Cadbury's 10 taste testers. Her taste buds are so important that Cadbury got her tongue insured for 1.25 million dollars.