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TIL Aunt Jemima was based on a real person, a successful black woman

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nWxdo TIL even though the group The Supremes is commonly known as "Diana Ross & The Supremes", they were only known as that between 67-70. Many of their popular songs were recorded before then. Someday We'll Be Together (61), Stop! In the Name of Love (65), You Can't Hurry Love (66) as examples.
KOrxE TIL from 1996-2000, a group of students at MIT made and wrote multiple papers about a robotic flamingo. Dubbed the "Spring Flamingo", it was made to teach them complex robotics and show how feet and actuated ankles helped bipedal walking
a9mo TIL that there was a Japanese superhero that got his powers by constantly smoking radioactive cigarettes
loZja TIL about the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite group of Theban Greek warriors composed of 150 couples of male lovers.
LkNjP TIL that NASA had to change condom (used as part of the urination system in space suits) sizes from small, medium, large to large, gigantic, humongous since all of the astronauts picked up large regardless of their size.