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eXZ5 TIL that in 1982 the Mayor of Key West, Florida announced the town’s secession from the union, immediately declared war against the US, quickly surrendered after one minute, and applied for one billion dollars in foreign aid.
8aQ5L TIL that it costs more than double the amount of money per household to provide services to the suburbs than to a more urban area
a1Xo TIL from a dictionary why the ancient Greek civilization of Sparta had no walls:“‘the Spartan king Agesilaus simply pointed to his fellow citizens, armed to the teeth, the most formidable soldiers in Greece: 'Here are the walls of the Spartans.’”
5VP8D TIL before commercial air travel was invented, the term "air line" referred to railways that travelled on relatively direct, straight routes that were advertised as being faster than other rail lines
Wk8b4 TIL Dmitry Glukhovsky wrote the novel 'Metro 2033' when he was 18. He published the novel on his website available for free. This eventually led to a video game deal with 4A Games & a comic deal with Dark Horse comics.