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TIL that "administrator" is actually a gendered term and that the female version is "administratrix"

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l7LD1 TIL Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great’s harem housed over 5,000 women, from concubines to queens, each chosen for beauty, wit, or politics. Marrying Hindu princesses for alliances, Akbar turned his harem into a melting pot of power, where women influenced court politics and cultural fusion thrived.
16oAO TIL there is a legend that Gibraltar will remain British as long as the local macaque monkey population exists. During WWII the population dwindled to only 7, and Churchill ordered their numbers to be replenished because of this belief
nW9Nr TIL in 1990, telephone company US West replaced 18 push button payphones with rotary dial payphones. The change was made in an effort to curb drug trafficking because most pagers that drug dealers used to conduct business with would only work with calls from push button phones.