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TIL the 1679 Habeas Corpus Act was only passed in Parliament because its supporters jokingly counted a fat lord as ten votes and the opposition never noticed

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yV0Dp TIL at the Battle of Marathon, the Athenians advanced towards the Persians at a run, a tactic not previously seen in Greek warfare. This approach surprised the Persians, who considered it madness for the Greeks to charge without cavalry or archers.
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5YRQR TIL the Battle of Derna in 1805 (the first military engagement of the United States in a different country, and mentioned in the official US Marine's song) was actually fought by 400-500 Arab-Greek Mercenaries and just 8 Marines. The mercenaries were never fully paid after the war.
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