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TIL there is at least one known occasion in Ancient Athens where a whole six thousand jurors sat together to judge a single case

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Wkdp4 TIL that the British government built a 1,100 mile long Great Hedge of India to enforce a salt tax in Northern India but failed horribly since people started throwing salt over the hedge
LkZ6m TIL the English voice actors who played Spike and Julia in Cowboy Bebop married each other.
rRb1x TIL that, while often used interchangeably, “prejudice” refers to preconceived ideas about a particular group regardless of reason, “bigotry” denotes discriminatory behavior without need for any system or power, & “racism” involves the unequal distribution of power on the basis of race.
X055X TIL. Murdoch renounced his Australian citizenship to become an American citizen. Your’e welcome
Qwg6 TIL there are over 200 ancient underground cities in Turkey, some are big enough to hold 20,000 people. They have churches, ventilation shafts, and many are connected by tunnels.