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In 1870, MIT Admitted Ellen Swallow Richards as an "Unpaid Special Student" Because Women Weren't Officially Allowed to Enrol, Yet She Later Became MIT's First Female Instructor
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In 1870, MIT Admitted Ellen Swallow Richards as an "Unpaid Special Student" Because Women Weren't Officially Allowed to Enrol, Yet She Later Became MIT's First Female Instructor

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u/ToePrior4347 — 8 days ago
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In 1965, an astronaut smuggled a corned beef sandwich into space in his spacesuit. When he took a bite in microgravity, floating crumbs threatened the spacecraft's controls, triggering an official U.S. Congressional investigation.

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u/ToePrior4347 — 24 days ago