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TIL that Jeannette Rankin was the first women voted into the United States congress, famously before US women were allowed the right to vote. As of today, she remains the only woman Montana has elected to Congress.

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Z8KbY TIL of compass plants which tend to align their leaf blades on a North-South axis. This is the optimal alignment for minimal sunlight exposure.
X0LQD TIL Static Apnea is a discipline in which a person holds their breath underwater for as long as possible and need not swim any distance. The "All Time List" for men is 11:54 and for women 9:02. The record where 100% oxygen is breathed up to 30 minutes prior to 'breathold' is 24:37 underwater.
Brnyd TIL all three cars with the highest Consumer Reports test scores are BMWs. The only other brands with cars in their Top 5 are Tesla and Kia.
gMvGL TIL the "lifespan" of the electron is 66,000 yottayears (6.6 × 1028 years) or about 5 quintillion times longer than the current age of the universe.
mjMY TIL that the pirate that gets thrown into the Boo Box in Hook was Glenn Close.