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TIL that Loreta Janeta Velazquez was a Cuban-American woman who masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the Civil War. She was in essence a 19th century Mulan.

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R7701 TIL that Kalawao County, Hawaii, is the least-populated county in the United States and occupies the least area of any county
ARAg TIL Brian May, the guitarist from queen, has a PhD in astrophysics and has co-authored 3 research papers
6ZdQ TIL that in 1998, Nestle trademarked the tubular packaging of Smarties. It later sued Masterfoods Denmark which marketed M&Ms in a similar package. The Supreme Court of Denmark later ruled that a basic geometrical shape couldn’t be trademarked, and ordered the trademark to be removed.
mxvJv TIL at $2 million per 30-second slot, the 2004 finale episode of FRIENDS had the most expensive ad slots for a non-sports program
8bWb TIL Jamie Brewer from American Horror Story persuaded Texas senators to abolish the word “retarded” from state legislation.