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TIL In Ancient Sparta boys were punished for not answering questions Briefly and Wittily enough

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jNvBQ TIL of Dishwasher Salmon. The Salmon is wrspped tightly in tinfoil to protect it and the heat of the dishwasher cycle effectively poaches it.
oBQaA TIL that in 1835 a NY newspaper posted a fictional 6 part series proclaiming that life, including unicorns and winged humanoids, had been found on the moon. Although intended as satire, readers, including a committee of scientists from Yale, believed it and it became known as The Great Moon Hoax
p8g7A TIL that the US military was so unprepared leading up to WWII, General George Patton personally bought tools and parts from the Sears-Roebuck mail order catalog to get the 2nd Armored Division to operational status.
00Yp TIL after a bombing run a damaged bomber was flying home when Luftwaffe pilot, was ordered to shoot it down. He refused as he saw it as dishonourable and flew with it to open sea, to prevent it being shot down. The two pilots met 40 years later and become friends for the rest of their lives.
R7LPj TIL: Smuckers couldn't patent their method for making Uncrustables, because they too closely resemble ravioli