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TIL American women's rights advocate Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) argued in her landmark essay 'On the Equality of the Sexes' in part by highlighting women's "talent for slander" to show women's power of "creative faculty"

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KO014 TIL that the pilot of the only F-117 Stealth to be shot down in combat is now friends with the missile commander that brought him down. He has since traveled with his whole family for a stay in the home of his now retired former adversary.
NXwkN TIL the earliest source that stated December 25 as Christmas Day was based on the assumption that the conception of Jesus Christ took place at the Spring Equinox, or March 25, so his birth had to take place nine months after, on December 25.
OGeA6 TIL that in 1993 Todd Rundgren released the first interactive album, No World Order, for the Philips CD-i (under the name TR-i). The disc allowed listeners to listen to six different versions of the album from guest producers and make their own mix.
8n6K TIL that pineapples don’t grow on trees but sprout from the ground.
GYvJj TIL Sheryl Crow believes that the average person should use only one square of TP per restroom visit