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TIL Archimedes was killed by a Roman soldier during the Seige of Syracuse in 212 BC, despite orders that he not be harmed. His last words were "Don't disturb my circles!"

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kJk7E TIL of Mona Parsons, the only Canadian female civilian to be imprisoned by the Nazis. She married a Dutch millionaire and aided downed Allied airmen in WWII till captured in 1941. Sentenced to death, she appealed it and was sentenced to life in prison. She escaped in 1945 and reached Canadian troops
nWJLo TIL an outlaw is a criminal who has been sentenced to be 'outside of the protection of the law.' They can be killed or persecuted by anyone, and they have no right to a trial.
P15MV TIL Shirley Temple hated the popular mocktail made with grenadine named after her, calling it "Too sweet!". In 1988 she filed a lawsuit to stop a bottled version from using her name.
e0ObL TIL Palma de Mallorca Airport in Spain only reached 1 million passengers for the first time in 1962. Today, the airport serves 29 million passengers per year & during the busiest days in the Summer handles as many movements as London-Heathrow, the busiest airport in Europe.
EgP0w TIL that children from wealthy families are more likely to grow up as extroverted.