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TIL there is no scientific evidence that white people originated in the Caucasus, as the term “Caucasian” suggests. Rather, the term was created because Noah’s Ark allegedly settled there, and therefore the first humans were supposedly white.

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pYWnN TIL: Lizzie Lape, set an earlier precedent for entrepreneurial women in the US Court system in the 1800s. She ran brothels spanning 5 counties and was married 8 times. She was wealthy enough that she was sued for child support and several husbands tried to take over her business.
M7wjB TIL that Mary Anning, a poor woman in 1800s England with no formal education, discovered the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton and helped start modern paleontology—but never received proper credit during her lifetime because of her gender and class.
mxjwE TIL that after Mao Zhedong promised China's steel production would one day surpass England's and America's, many children born in 1958 and 1959 were named 'Chaoying' ('Surpass England') or 'Chaomei' ('Overtake America').
KVmR TIL Soon after the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Ed McMahon enlisted in the Marine Corps and entered flight training. Though unable to enter combat in WWII, he flew 85 combat missions in the Korean War and earned 6 air medals. He retired in 1966 with the rank of colonel.