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TIL The US Navy still operates wooden ships.

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woE41 TIL Most Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle considered election by lot (sortition) to be more democratic than direct elections. It was used in Athenian democracy, as randomly choosing candidates was believed to be more fair, while direct elections was considered to lead to oligarchies.