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TIL in 2015 the British passed a law that the eldest living child of a monarch inherits the throne, regardless of sex.

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Bdeb TIL that the Mongol empire had a female Great Khan (Khatun) for several years, probably the most powerful woman in history.
4BeR TIL to besiege an army, Julius Caesar built an 18km wall around their city. Upon learning of an approaching relief force, he built a 21km wall around the first. The armies attacked from inside the city and out, and Caesar defeated the 180k strong enemy with 60k men. The entire episode lasted 3 weeks
awAN TIL an 82-year-old nun walked into a US nuclear weapons plant unnoticed, spent several hours wondering around before turning herself in.
ENaV TIL that in 1937 the Nazis held an exhibition of art you should dislike (“Degenerate Art”), the work of artists such as Ernst, Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Picasso.
B9bk TIL that a woman jumped from a moving car after seeing a spider on her shoulder. The 9 year old passenger attempted to stop the car, hit the gas, and collided with a school bus.