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TIL that in Sparta, after the wedding, brides would have their hair cut short and be dressed in men's clothing so that they would appear less threatening to their groom during the wedding night.

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KO8xQ TIL in 1925, archaeologist Leonard Woolley discovered the world's first museum in the palace of Princess Ennigaldi. It was created in 530 BCE with the newest artifact dating nearly 700 years older than the pavement it rested upon, and most of the items were carefully stored and labelled.
v16Rx TIL Mount Everest is a ticking poop time bomb:there are literally tons of human poop on Mount Everest, despite Sherpas bringing down 26 500 pounds of poop every season
vP86r TIL if a cat has more than two colors it's a female.
BwMb TIL that Godzilla was only seen for about 8 minutes in the 2014 film “Godzilla”
X6v6 TIL in Nara prefecture, Japan, deers and people lived in harmony for 1300 years. You can see deers all over the city. They are called “bowing deers” because they bow to people to get food.