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JY8el TIL The tongue twister 'She Sells Seashells' is actually about Mary Anning, a geologist who in 1823 got people talking about extinction, geologic ages, and evolution 36 years before Charles Darwin wrote 'The Origin Of Species'. Darwin later wrote about Anning's accomplishments in 1856.
y0Ke TIL in 1975 Mattel produced a doll named “Growing Up Skipper.” The doll’s breasts would grow bigger as you turned her arm.
W75BA TIL the U.S. Marine Corps has an elite unit called the Body Bearers who perform ceremonial funerals and are "The Last To Let You Down". Requirements to be a Body Bearers include 10 reps of 225-lb bench press, 315-lb barbell squat, and height between 70-70 inches (72-76 preferred).
VMrlp TIL about the Hazen Brigade Monument. Built in 1863 by Union troops it is the oldest Civil War monument still in its original battlefield location
gMdQy TIL that during World War II King George VI was at war with Germany as the King of the UK, but as King of Ireland he was also at peace with Germany and validated the credentials of German ambassadors. After WWII he was at war with himself as King of India and separately King of Pakistan.