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TIL Bob Barker had a feud with Betty White over an elephant

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wL4wY TIL the term "Byzantine Empire" only came about a century after the Empire had fallen; the Byzantines called themselves Romans, and others called them Greeks
LkALP TIL that it was forbidden for the feet of Aztec rulers to touch the ground. Their courtiers would lay out pieces of clothes for them to step on and they were carried around in litters for ceremonial occasions.
nBNB TIL a man mailed 100 companies asking for free stuff, dubbing it “The $39 Experiment.”
pogZ TIL a US Army Lieutenant in WW2 sacrificed his life by calling an artillery strike – on himself. Knowing an incoming German advance was a huge threat, he volunteered to remain behind, directing the fire until the enemy reached him. His body was found next to approx. 100 dead German troops.
nKYB TIL Marine biologists are claiming there is a rare instance of non-human warfare happening between octopuses in the waters off the coast of Australia. The octopuses are fighting in large groups over territory and even using projectiles such as seashells to spit at enemies.