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

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R7OZ9 TIL that legendary basketball great Michael Jordan has been trying to sell his 56,000-square-foot mansion since 2012.
eplL4 TIL that Jane Pierce, the wife of President Franklin Pierce, was so heartbroken at the loss of their son, Benjamin, that for nearly two years, she remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House, spending her days writing letters to her dead son.
Z8LKY TIL that a DEAD fish can swim upstream due to turbulent flow. It takes advantage of the energy provided from vortex structures. Starts at 14.39 in link.
gMxly TIL that the story of Balto is not only a true story but also that Balto’s recognition is considered controversial as another sled dog Togo actually ran the longest leg of the journey 261miles in order to save the small village of Nome, Alaska from an outbreak of Diptheria in 1925.
PY0wL TIL that Jack Nicholson was raised by his grandparents while his birth mother, June Nicholson, pretended to be his sister. He only found out who his real mother was when he turned 37.