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TIL The first female prisoner to be force fed was fighting for birth control

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Ywdx TIL there is enough water in Lake Superior to flood the entire landmasses of North and South America to a depth of 1 foot. It contains over 3 quadrillion gallons of fresh water.
4k8oN TIL about the hindu goddess Kamadhenu, mother of all cows and a deity who is considered a miraculous cow of plenty. She was depicted as a white cow with wings, a female head and boobs and tail of a peafowl.
Almo TIL that in a footnote buried in the Starr Report Monica Lewinsky testified to tossing Bill’s salad (Note 28)
yVZ6p TIL the Lincoln Highway (1910s) made driving across America easier. However, muddy or flooded roads were expected and drivers needed camping gear. The road guide included tips for each town. E.g. Fish Springs, Utah travelers could "build a sagebrush fire" for a local team to find/rescue them.
0wjwv TIL about the Nowe Ateny, the first Polish encyclopedia (written in 1745-1746). It included definitions such as “Horse: Everyone knows what a horse is,” “Goats are a stinking kind of animal,” and “Dragon is hard to overcome, yet one shall try.” The humor was likely unintentional.