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TIL about Queen Khina, the African warrior queen of Aurès, who fought back against the muslim conquest of North Africa

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VMRQ0 TIL: the most celebrated 'toilet attendant' is Victoria Hughes, who for three decades served in a female public toilets in Bristol. Unexpected national fame came her way at the age of 80 in 1977 when she published her memoirs, called Ladies Mile. She revealed to being a confidante of prostitutes.
Oonle TIL New Caledonian crows create their own hooks to pull out insects from hard to reach crevices. They are the only non-primate that manufacture their own tools.
yV59X TIL that an ESA Astronaut nearly drowned in his spacesuit during a 2013 spacewalk.
XklX TIL In 1964, during their first American tour, The Beatles refused to play their scheduled concert in Jacksonville until the audience was desegregated.
bnyE TIL that Rebecca Black donated the profits of ‘Friday’ to the emergency relief fund for Japan.