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TIL rapper Big Sean's grandmother was one of the first black female captains in World War II, and she also worked as a police officer in Detroit

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OGG6a TIL of the Battle of Liberty Place in 1874. After a disputed election, the White League attempted to overthrow the government of Louisiana. The insurgency was put down with the help of former Confederate general James Longstreet leading a unit of African-American militia.
bENZ TIL In May 1830, four men armed with scissors and razors attacked a man in an attempt to shave his beard. The man fended off and wounded his attackers using a jackknife but was charged with “unprovoked assault” and spent more than a year in jail for refusing to pay a $10 fine.
WKEd TIL a gasoline engine vehicle has 2,000+ moving parts compared to 18 moving parts in an electric vehicle
4XkVg TIL that New Jersey received the first area code, 201, and D.C. received the second area code, 202, because the number 1 was not used office directories and the leading single pulse made by 1 was automatically ignored 1940s telephone equipment.
KwK6 TIL The most prolific female serial killer in history, Elizabeth Bathory, sexually abused, tortured, and killed over 600 young women.