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TIL about Grace Annie Lockhart, the first woman in the British Empire to earn a bachelor’s degree

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x6l6k TIL Nearly every afternoon from September to March, a thunderstorm named Hector develops over the Tiwi Islands in northern Australia
Ky89 TIL: John Delorean (designer of the Delorean DMC-12 “back to the future” car) was arrested for conspiracy to traffic narcotics, after being set up by FBI. Delorean was saved from prison after publisher Larry Flynt obtained and released tapes and documents that proved his innocence.
5GXB TIL that in 2001, Ed Toutant lost “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” due to an error in a question. When this was discovered, he was invited back on and ended up winning $1.86 million.
4XZVR TIL that when a trailer for "The Exorcist" was shown in theaters, it was reportedly so scary that people ran out of the theater , the trailer was banned, although you can watch it on YouTube.
jVBE TIL in an attempt to shut down the MS13 gang in the early 90’s, illegal members were deported to their home countries. Instead of shutting down, deportees gained territory upon their return home and now MS13 has over 100,000 members worldwide and is one of the largest, deadliest gangs.