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TIL: That leeches are still used in modern medicine.

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4X7eg TIL on 13th October 1908 Travers Symons escaped from her escort in the Houses of Parliament, burst into the main chamber, interrupted a debate by shouting, & thus became the first woman to speak in the House of Commons. She couldn't be arrested, the police having no power in the Houses of Parliament
9wAOX TIL The Man versus Horse Marathon, which has been running yearly since 1980, has only been won by a human three times, in 2004, 2007 and 2022. In all other years, a horse won.
kWoE TIL that tea parties weren’t invented until the 1830s; which means the 1773 Boston Tea Party wasn’t known by that name until more than 60 years after the event. At the time it was referred to as “the destruction of the tea”.
R5vQ4 TIL employers in Idaho aren’t required to give rest or meal breaks, only have to pay tipped employees $3.35/hour, and only have to pay workers under 20 $4.25/hour
e0nBJ TIL calico cats are almost always female, and orange cats are almost always male.