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TIL Xerxes sentenced the sea to 300 lashes for destroying two of his army’s bridges

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MeKL0 TIL in 2014 a stray cat kept wandering into the lynx enclosure at the St. Petersburg Zoo in Russia in search of food. She was later adopted by the zoo after she and the lynx became friends.
lowpG TIL that in some cultures, the 'checkmark' is used to denote wrong, or incorrect items, including Finland, Sweden and Japan.
kOM4e TIL Pilots have a better return for the cost of their education than doctors or lawyers
9YwK6 TIL of the Marsh vs Alabama case where the Supreme Court deemed it not trespassing for jehovah's witnesses to walk and preech on privately owned sidewalks
4kbVg TIL that "Love Is All Around", covered by Wet Wet Wet for the soundtrack to "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was #1 for 15 weeks in the UK. Throughout its chart run, some radio stations banned the song, and the band themselves eventually took the decision to delete the record from sale.