Post * mnjY — Curious Curator

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TIL that a woman (Jeannette Rankin) was elected to Congress four years before women were granted the right to vote.

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Wk1JY TIL that the King of Jordan, Abdullah bin al-Hussein (then prince), made a cameo in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager in 1996

yVNxe TIL that Louis Coulon de Villiers was the only commander to make George Washington surrender, having defeated Washington at the Battle of Fort Necessity in 1754.

loXpA TIL political prisoners in China are being executed "on demand" in order to provide organs to recipients. One estimate suggests approximately 65,000 have been executed for their organs between 2000 and 2008. Median wait time for a kidney transplant: Canada - 6 years, UK - 3 years, China - 1 week.

Wk8eY TIL that before it was published in 1954, ‘Lord of the Flies’ was rejected 21 times.

4Xl0o TIL Canada has an older 'continually running' monarchy than the UK, having been initially established in the 16th Century. While being under British Rule, French Rule, and ultimately an independent monarchy, there has not been a time since Canada has not had a monarch.