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TIL Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin did not necessarily invent the guillotin.

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yV5de Today I learned that when the US State Department or US military evacuates US citizens from a crisis zone, the evacuees sign a promissory note to repay the US government for the cost of their evacuation.
woJy8 TIL virgin queen bees will release battle cries and fight to the death until only one remains in the hive
J177l TIL about Tiangong (“Sky Palace”), a permanently crewed Chinese space station. It operates in low Earth orbit between 210 and 280 miles above the surface. Launched on 29 April 2021, it's been manned by a crew of 3 to 6 astronauts since 5 June 2022.
6EJlZ TIL the internet's first uploaded image was of the joke band Les Horribles Cernettes (LHC), an all-girl group comprised of girlfriends & assistants of CERN employees. One chorus went "You never spend your nights with me / You don't go out with other girls either / You only love... your collider"
wkvJ TIL Mars Rover “Curiosity” is officially designed by the NASA as “she”.