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TIL that women’s susceptibility to motion sickness increases or decreases depending on the day of the menstrual cycle

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GZR5 TIL after the courtesan Leæna (whose name means lioness) refused to reveal the name of the conspirators that tried to kill the Athenian tyrant Hippias under torture, the Athenians erected a tongueless lioness statue in her memory and placed lionesses next to statues of Aphrodite.
p4Z8 TIL that the US had a 5 cent paper note, but it was discontinued after it was found that the head of the Bureau of Currency had put his own picture on the front.
W1oL TIL the RMS Empress of Ireland had a cat named Emmy who never missed a voyage until May 28, 1914 when Emmy refused to go aboard. The ship left without her and sunk the next day.
Me9A7 TIL that the planet Uranus was discovered before the continent of Antarctica
Q0xa TIL When a contestant leaves Hell’s Kitchen, they are taken for a psychiatric evaluation and then go to a house where they are pampered.