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TIL Geena Davis tried out for the 2000 Sydney Olympics in archery. She placed 24th out of 300 women, but did not qualify for the Olympics

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D19NV TIL about Nadja West: orphan to West Point to MD to first black, female Lieutenant General (3 stars)—her journey inspired by none other than Star Trek
b9bRE TIL traditionally bubblegums are made using tree resins, today most bubblegums are made from synthetic materials, such plastic and rubber.
ANYgB TIL H. G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" was inspired by the colonial British genocide of Tasmanians
7dpM TIL Britain has the safest AC power plugs in the world
5YZGD TIL jazz guitarist Pat Martino suffered a near-fatal seizure in 1980 which left him with amnesia and no recollection or knowledge of how to play the guitar. He re-learned how to play the instrument, and resumed his performing and recording career in 1987 until his death in 2021.