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xVrZ7 TIL of the Maniots, who claim descent from the ancient Spartans. They live on a small mountainous peninsula and despite being almost always outnumbered, they never succumbed to the Ottoman invasions. They would later go on to play a pivotal role in liberating Greece from the Ottoman rule.
kJVwW TIL that during the Black Dahlia case The Los Angeles Examiner (owned by Hearst) scooped the victim's personal details by lying to her mother, saying her daughter had won a beauty contest rather than been murdered.
vdxB TIL “Oh Yeah! Cartoons” remains TV’s biggest animation development program ever, giving several dozen filmmakers the chance to create nearly 100 seven-minute cartoons. The series eventually yielded three dedicated half-hour spin-offs: The Fairly OddParents, ChalkZone & My Life as a Teenage Robot.
xVkE1 TIL Penn and Teller Smoke and Mirrors was cancelled on the Sega CD due to the game featuring a simulation of driving a truck from Arizona to Las Vegas which it takes 8 hours of game time to complete (same time to drive in real life) with no ability to pause. Penn considered it his ultimate “trick”.
9kD TIL: In the three days after the Colorado theatre shooting, the number of people applying for background checks to purchase firearms in Colorado rose 43.5%