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TIL that Robert Plant donated money to a radio station that promised to never play “Stairway to Heaven” again

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dWlK TIL Anaxarchus, disciple of Pythagoras, bit off his own tongue and spat it in the face of Nicocreon, tyrant of Cyprus while under torture to reveal the secrets of his order. [Pliny]
LQxkp TIL that the fastest badminton shot ever played had a speed of 565 km/h (351.1 mph), exceeding the fastest speed recorded by a Formula 1 car by almost 200 km/h
6915w TIL that an actor called Noel Gugliemi plays a character called "Hector" in 6 different films and 3 TV shows
L7DP TIL the “Ephors” of Ancient Sparta were a council of 5 men that held the power to depose the Spartan Kings or elder councilmen, were elected for 1 year terms and were ineligible for re-election afterwards.
N7Z7N TIL one of the last grizzly bears in CA was captured in 1889, brought to San Francisco as a publicity stunt, then spent 22 years on display in a concrete cell in Golden Gate Park. After he died, 1200-lb ‘Monarch’ was stuffed, again put on display, and became the bear depicted on CA’s state flag.