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TIL that the concept for the show Quantum Leap (traveling back to different moments in history) came from a discarded premise for "Galactica 1980", which would have seen Apollo traveling back to different spots in Earth's history to fix changes made by Baltar.

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VM9lZ TIL Hipparchia of Maroneia demanded to marry cynic philosopher Crates despite her parents objecting. Crates, removed his clothes in front of her parents and declared "this is the bridegroom and this is his property". They got married and lived in the streets as cynics, often having sex in public
neNaP TIL horses can communicate with humans by pointing to symbols. Researchers trained the horses to understand 3 symbols which meant “blanket on,” “blanket off,” and “no change.” After training they were tested in different weather conditions and researchers found the choices matched the weather.
4Xl95 TIL After losing the American Civil War several southerners emigrated to Brazil. These people, and their decendants, came to be known as Confederados and are mainly concentrated in the towns of Americana and Santa Barbera D'Oeste in Sao Paulo state.
OJj1 TIL 35% of Saudi women in prison are there because no male relative will collect them