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TIL that in 1920, the town of Jackson, Wyoming elected an all-female town council by a margin of 2-1 over the men, drawing the most voters the town had ever seen. Known as the "pettycoat rulers," the women served for 3 years and did a great deal to clean up the notoriously lawless town.

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8egPK TIL in 1914, 4-year-old Charlotte May Pierstorff was shipped via parcel post. At 32 cents, her parents found it cheaper than a train ticket. Just under the 50lb limit, May rode in the train's mail compartment with a stamp on her jacket and was delivered to her grandmother by the mail clerk on duty.
EVex TIL that during war, firing upon parachutists emerging from an aircraft in distress is considered by most militaries around the world to be inhumane, barbaric, and unchivalrous, that it is unnecessary, that it is contrary to fair play, and that military pilots have to be held to a higher standard.
Zp4jR Today I learned that the United States committed over 550,000 troops to the Vietnam War and suffered over 58,000 casualties.
bkX7 TIL in Japanese folklore, Otters were considered very dangerous as they would shapeshift into beautiful women or little children and kill men.
p8MW4 TIL that the song that became the "James Bond" theme started with the lyrics "I was born with this unlucky sneeze" and is named "Good sign, Bad sign"