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TIL Christine Jorgensen, a former Army private from the Bronx, was an American trans woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery.

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9YRmQ TIL in the Mughal Empire, which ruled South Asia in the 16th-18th centuries, the living standard and per-capita income were higher than in Britain (the highest in Europe); the price of grain was far lower than in Britain; and in 1600, 15% lived in urban areas - in Britain in 1700 it was only 13%
yVJEV TIL Lockheeds “Rosetta Stone” breakthrough on stealth came from a math equation - courtesy of the Soviet academic Pyotr Ufimtsev who published his equation. The Soviets were not even working on stealth tech at the time.
8QpP TIL that a Russian mafia boss wrote, produced, directed and starred himself in a TV series about Russian organized crime. 10 members were arrested and 1 was murdered during production of the series that got a 100% rating.
KOxXR TIL that 32 different primates have been launched into space for science/exploration purposes. The first one was Albert (rhesus macaque) who didn't survive the trip.
GYeRQ TIL of Thomas Cochrane, a Scottish earl, who left the Royal Navy in disgrace, and then joined the Chilean Navy to help it fight for independence.