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TIL that portions of Anne Frank’s diary were censored because she described her clitoris

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awAP9 TIL a Scottish woman named Maggie dickson, was sentenced to execution by hanging on 2nd sept. 1724, she survived the hanging and climbed out of her coffin as it was being transported. The courts ruled she was a free woman as the punishment had been carried out. Known after as 'half-hangit maggie'.
mx1LM TIL that military service dogs in the US have higher ranks than their handlers.
l5JG TIL That Saint Petersburg Fl set the world record for most consecutive days of sunshine with 768, from 1967-1969.
YpEWB TIL about Self-plagiarism, when you reuse portion of your own work without acknowledging that you're doing so or citing the original work.
XEV06 TIL there was a US Marine Sergeant in WWII named Hitler. When asked why he didn't change his name he simply said, "Let the other guy change his".