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xrX5 TIL CIA agents in the 50’s used different lacing patterns to secretly communicate
KObjw TIL: Today in 1861, Sarah Seelye, at age 17, enlisted in the Civil War disguised as a man to escape an unwanted marriage. Ironically, part of her duties involved penetrating Confederate lines "disguised" as a woman. She deserted the army after contacting malaria and resumed life as a female in 1863.
Y7ZOr TIL that while attending an Orchestra Manoeuvers In The Dark concert at SXSW Patrick Fagerberg was hit on the head by a 400-pound camera boom after it fell on the audience. Fagerberg developed Savant syndrome from the accident and became a professional painter.
l7N71 TIL six-year-old Cao Qixian set a new women's world record by solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube in an average time of 5.97 seconds. She became the first female ever to achieve an average time of under 6 seconds.
VBgE4 TIL there is a bridge on the Manchester Ship Canal which has a toll of 12p per crossing which was set in 1863 and has just failed to get it increased