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TIL of Deborah Sampson. She was a woman from Massachusetts who disguised herself as a man and served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After her sex was revealed in 1783 she was honorably discharged at West Point.

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JYGEv TIL that Norway has the world's first Bicycle Escalator built on a long, uphill road to help tired cyclists (or parents with baby strollers), and encourage cycling in the city.
OGVXY TIL Of Empyrean Challenge, a play by mail game that has been described as "the most complex game system on Earth". The game involves 150 players trying to control a cluster of systems. A single turn can require a 1,000 pages writeup.
ZppYD TIL the country internationally known as Mexico is officially named the "United Mexican States"; the single word "Mexico" technically refers to only one of the 32 states. Because of this colloquialism, the state of Mexico is now often called Edomex (from Estado de México) to avoid confusion.
MeP9B TIL that the Kansai region of Japan refers to earwigs as "penis cutter" in English.
0wVVv TIL Most of our favorite chewing gum and bubble gum is made out of plastic.