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TIL that each year, the Queen ceremonially takes a member of Parliament hostage to ensure her safety while she conducts the State Opening of Parliament

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K8dJ TIL that many baby animals are unwittingly “kidnapped” by people who assume they’re abandoned.
NXgXb TIL The final episode of MAS*H was two and a half hours long and was viewed by an audience of 121 million.
D96p TIL the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) saw the only confirmed air-to-air helicopter battles in history.
oBn48 TIL that the band “Toad the Wet Sprocket” got their name from a joke band name in a 1980 Monty Python skit. Years later, Eric Idle was driving, heard a radio DJ announce the band’s name, and “nearly drove off the freeway.”
kb14 TIL that scientists have discovered why some people can thrive on less sleep than others. A particular gene variant is responsible, and those with it can also handle extended periods of sleeplessness better.