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TIL about Aphrodite Areia, the Warlike and Armoured version of Aphrodite worshipped by the Spartans.

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e0lJb TIL of the Beslan School Massacre in Southwestern Russia on September 1st, 2004. Over 360 hostages, including 186 children, were killed by Islamic insurgents or Russian military personnel during the 4 day seige.
D18yg TIL that the words "ton" and "tonne" refer to different units of weight. A British ton, or "gross ton" is 2,240 pounds or 1,016.047 kg. A US ton, or "net ton" is equal to 2,000 pounds or 907.1847 kg. A tonne, or "metric ton" is equal to 1,000 kg.
5VLG9 TIL that Rosemary Kennedy, JFK's sister, was given a lobotomy at age 23. The family feared she would disgrace their reputation.
QOL6 TIL that in Bin Laden’s will written shortly after 9/11, he urged his children not to join al-Qaeda or continue the Jihad.
5Y9YP TIL Mohammed V, Sultan of Morocco during the Vichy regime, protected Moroccan Jews from being deported or killed during WWII. The Moroccan Jewish population was essentially in tact at the end of the war.