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TIL Teddy Roosevelt was a feminist. A man who is an icon of modern masculinity, championed women's rights. In one essay he said “Viewed purely in the abstract, I think there can be no question that women should have equal rights with men.… " and was large supporter of the women's suffrage movement

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M7gl8 TIL of Bikini Atoll, a coral reef in the Marshall Islands which served as a nuclear test site for the US in WWII, and after which the bikini swimsuit and Spongebob's Bikini Bottom are named.
BrK4e TIL in 1867, after NYC firemen sent a fire engine/fire gears for use by Columbia, South Carolina which was razed by fire in the Civil War, the state promised to return favor “should misfortune ever befall the Empire City.” After 9/11, Columbia sent a fire ladder truck to FDNY as a gesture from 1867.
l71Ar TIL In many studies, children with myopic parents have been shown to be more likely myopic compared with those with non-myopic parents. However, There seems to be no genetic linkage between low and high myopia or degree of vision problems
M7jm0 TIL Volkswagen AG, the largest automaker by sales and seventh largest company in the world, is controlled by a single family descended from Ferdinand Porsche.
J1lWQ TIL: In 1958, a nuclear bomb was accidentally dropped off the coast of Georgia, USA—and it’s still lost today. Known as the "Tybee Bomb," it was a 7,600-pound hydrogen bomb. Officials claim it's not dangerous unless disturbed, but its exact location remains a mystery.