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TIL that the San Marino military maintains a crossbow corps
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TIL Diogenes, a radical Greek philosopher, sabotaged Plato's lectures by loudly smacking his lips while eating. Alexander the Great, thrilled to meet the famous philosopher, asked if there was any favor he could grant. Diogenes said, "Yes, stand out of my sunlight." He was later captured by pirates
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TIL IKEA made an ASMR video to promote college dorm furniture.
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TIL that there is a character named Jaglom Shrek in Star Trek: TNG Season 6 episode 19, and the episode was made after the childrens book that the ogre Shrek comes from. http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/shrek/ (i can't put both links in)
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TIL: Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest ape ever recorded. The first fossils were discovered after being on sale in a pharmacist in Hong Kong, listed as, "dragon bones/teeth". It's estimated that they weighed between 300 - 500kg and reached 3m in height.
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TIL that Joseph Pierce fought for the Union army during the American Civil War even through, he was born in China