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TIL: in 2022 Court declared Bumblebees can be classified as 'fish' under California conservation law

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epWog TIL the Senate of Rome outlasted the fall of the Empire and survived until the Middle Ages
0wAMA TIL that Ebbie Tolbert was born in around 1807 and spent over 50 years as a slave. She gained her freedom at age 56. And lived long enough that at age 113 she walked to the St Louis polling station and registered to vote.
6EgxQ TIL a writer by the name of “Lisa Holst” created an article in 1993 that “around 8 spiders crawl into your mouth every year whilst you sleep”, but the whole thing was made up to prove that the internet was gullible and doesn’t fact check its sources.
JYxrQ TIL that until 1956 after the end of British rule, Egypt hadn’t been both fully independent and ruled by native Egyptians for 2500 years
5Xp9 TIL NASA is Building a Bi-Directional “Flying Wing” Aircraft. Can Fly Forwards or Sideways at Full Speed.