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4XYOR TIL that the White House forbade female staffers and employees from wearing pants instead of skirts until the Energy Crisis of 1973, when building temperatures were lowered and pants were finally allowed.
lo4P5 TIL: The Roman emperor Caligula loved his horse Incitatus so much that he tried to turn the horse into a senator. His plan for equine politics was cut short by his assassination. Many historians believe the stunt was to humiliate his fellow senators.
1aY18 TIL About Blanche Monnier, a French Woman Who Was Locked in Her Room for 25 Years by Her Mother for Falling in Love With a Penniless Lawyer