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TIL the USA government is the 2nd-oldest continuous government in the world.

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OvKR TIL the world’s first pro-LGBT organization was found in 1897 in current Germany; they sought to repeal a law that criminalized sex between males and amongst the people that signed their petition was Albert Einstein
NX4eJ TIL about Li Xouying, who lived through the Massacre of Nanking. While 7 months pregnant, she fought off three Japanese soldiers who stabbed her 37 times; she survived and went on to advocate for the victims.
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