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TIL Greece lost the Greco-Turkish War due to political instability after its king was fatally bitten by a monkey in the royal zoo.

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b9kvN TIL that upper case and lower case letters are named after the specific cases that printers would keep the letters in, with the lower case being easier for them to access.
OG0OY TIL about the Witches Well, a (now) dry fountain installed outside Edinburgh Castle, in 1894, to memorialize the thousands of victims, mostly women, accused of witchcraft who were burned at the stake, nearby. It is the only such memorial to these victims in Scotland.
JYp9B TIL that live squirrel monkeys were advertised - for real - for sale on the back of comics and magazines in the late 60’s/early 70’s. They sold for the low low price of $18.95. Many were purchased by children. Many of the monkeys attacked when opened. The attached is just one account.