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TIL The story of Madame Bovary was partly based off of the sensational news story that told of the life of French woman Delphine Delamare

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nEJd TIL an international group of seven people are keyholders for verifying the authenticity of DNS entries, essentially enabling them to ‘restart’ DNS / the internet in the event of a catastrophe.
gMJXW TIL in 1911, a House Member introduced a resolution to abolish the Senate because it "has become an obstructive and useless body, a menace to the liberties of the people, and an obstacle to social growth;" His proposal died silently in committee.
4jdX TIL that one of the last samurais was a female, Nakano Takeko, who asked her sister to cut off her head when she was shot, so the enemies could not take it as trophy.
P4RL TIL that George Washington was famous for using free liquor as a way to get votes. He once brought 160 gallons of rum to a campaign rally attended by 391 people.
KY8nB TIL that human babies release hexadecanal, from their heads, which lowers aggression in males but increases aggression in females. This lowers male driven infanticide while making females/mothers more protective of their offspring.