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TIL Margorie McCall lived once, buried twice. From my town

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7rQQM TIL that Issac Newton had no sense of humor. Newton is reported to have laughed precisely once in his life – when a friend asked him what use he saw in Euclid's Elements.
R78N7 TIL about the Sacred Band of Thebes. A elit military unit in ancient Greece which consisted of 150 pairs of gay lovers. They were feared and honored as the best warriors in all of Greece and even won against the then Greece superpower Sparta.
78OgX TIL The first man to finish the 1904 Olympic marathon rode in a car half the race. The actual winner had to be carried across the finish line after his coaches gave him a mix of brandy, eggs and strychnine. 4th place stole 2 peaches from a spectator, ate rotten apples from an orchard and took a nap.
R5941 TIL In the UK, you are required by law to have a television license to watch TV.
wLK7P TIL New Zealands first tank (the Bob Semple tank) was built from a tractor, sheet metal and 6 machine guns. When ridiculed for the design Bob Semple said "I don’t see anyone else coming up with any better ideas."