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TIL as part of the UK State Opening of Parliament ceremony, the Lord Chamberlain remains at Buckingham Palace holding a single MP "hostage" for the duration, traditionally to ensure the safe return of the reigning monarch while he/she gives their speech to Parliament

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e0XkE TIL after listening to Standing Bear (Ponca) lecture in 1879, Helen Hunt Jackson researched the mistreatment of Indians at the Astor Library. She was inspired to write A Century of Dishonor and sent a copy to each member of Congress on her own dime. It was dismissed as sentimental.
lo0nV TIL In 2018, Disney filmmakers embarked on a "discovery trip" to Mulan's birthplace — Huangpi district in Wuhan City. They visited historical sites like Hubei Ming Dynasty King Fang's Museum and the General's Temple
99vr TIL the word “whiskey” comes from a Gaelic phrase meaning “water of life”
E5Nd TIL that mustard gas led to chemotherapy. During a World War II air raid, German pilots hit an American ship which had a secret stockpile of mustard gas. Doctors noticed that the gas suppressed cell division, which could fight cancer.
nJlY TIL that according the stories in the Bible God killed minimum 2,400,000 people, while Satan killed only about 10.