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TIL that early Romans thought that trousers were ‘effeminate’ -they much preferred their manlier tunics

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D1yAj TIL there's an ethnicity known as the "Magyarab". They are descendent from Hungarians mercenaries who settled in Sudan and Egypt under the Ottoman Empire in the 16th Century.
Jd8l TIL the precursor to Monopoly, “The Landlord’s Game”, was invented by a Quaker and tried to illustrate the problem with land speculation and promote a federal tax on property.
KYGo6 TIL King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia created a military regiment of taller-than-average men. He scoured the country for men to fill the ranks of his "Potsdam Giants." Nations sent him tall soldiers to secure good relations. He even tried to pair them with tall women to breed a race of giants!
OxgL TIL that Joe Kennedy, sold all of his stock just before the 1929 market crash, because he knew something was wrong when a poor shoe shine boy was giving him investment advice.
0wg5 TIL Motorola’s first “brick” phone had a 30-minute talk time and a 10-hour charge time.