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TIL that the music theme associated with the circus was originally composed by Julius Fučík as a military march.

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PYZEn TIL that in order to appease Persia for killing their ambassadors, Sparta sent two young noblemen volunteers, Bulis and Sperthias, to offer themselves to be executed in atonement. Xerxes sent the men back, saying that he would not sink to Sparta's level and did not consider Sparta's guilt loosened.
yQ5ZV TIL that Allen Klein, Rolling Stones manager and owner of the song “Dead Flowers,” which plays at the end of “The Big Lebowski,” initially wanted $150,000 for it. He was then convinced to let them use it for free when he saw the scene in which The Dude says, “I hate the fuckin’ Eagles, man!”
8anL8 TIL in 1802, Timothy Dexter wrote ‘A Pickle for the Knowing Ones’ that had 8,847 words without punctuation or capitalization. In the second edition, he responded to grammatical complaints by adding an extra 11 pages of punctuation instructing that readers could insert them wherever needed.
xYmg TIL 1 in 50 Americans have an unruptured brain aneurysm.
GA9bj TIL Glur's Tavern, founded in 1876 in Nebraska, is the oldest continuously operated tavern west of the Mississippi river. Frequented by Buffalo Bill, allegedly he once paid his tab with a $1,000 bill!