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TIL that hippo milk is pink

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4XOBN TIL Imperial China was the first nation to implement a system for civil service examination, testing knowledge from History to Military subjects. The British East Company got interested and used it for their admissions. Now, its the base model for similar exams throughout western nations to this day
bQWZ TIL that the first woman to be a candidate for the President of the United States was actually Victoria Woodhull in 1872
WeLN TIL Spy Magazine sent 13-cent checks to some of the world’s richest people to see who would cash them. The only two people to do so were an arms dealer and Donald Trump.
7BbX TIL that some older PCs would play Für Elise through their motherboard speakers to indicate hardware failure. Other tunes occasionally heard included “It’s a Small, Small World” and “Eye of the Tiger.”
m1dBE TIL of the Commanders and Leaders from the Chechen Republic during the First and Second Chechen War, 1994-1996, 1999-2009. Only 1 is still alive today, Akhmed Zakayev.