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WTF Fun Fact – Ronald McNair

February 12, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Ronald McNair

In 1959, police were called to a segregated library in S. Carolina when 9yr-old Ronald McNair refused to leave. He later got a PhD in Physics from MIT and died in 1986 aboard the space shuttle Challenger. The library that refused to lend him books is now named after him. – WTF Fun Facts

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McNair

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WTF Fun Fact – Dr. Marijuana Pepsi

December 10, 2019
WTF Fun Fact - Marijuana Pepsi

A woman named Marijuana Pepsi, who refused to change her name, earned her Ph.D at age 46 after writing her thesis on “Black names in white classrooms: Teacher behaviors and student perceptions.” – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://blavity.com/woman-named-marijuana-pepsi-who-refused-to-change-her-name-earns-her-phd-after-completing-dissertation-on-black-names?category1=news

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Oldest PhD recipient

June 14, 2019
fun fact oldest person to earn phd

A 102 year old german woman is the oldest to receive a PhD. She was banned from attending her final oral exam in 1938 by the Nazi influenced university because she was Jewish. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment/

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phd graduates in finland get a sword and diploma

July 7, 2018
PhD graduates in Finland get a sword and diploma - WTF fun facts

PhD graduates in Finland get a sword and diploma – WTF fun facts

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a woman with phd in math

September 9, 2013
the winner for 4 times in scarth lottery - WTF fun facts

the winner for 4 times in scarth lottery – WTF fun facts

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