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TIL A Poker Player's Tells Are In The Hands As Much As The Face

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eZ4L TIL in ancient Athens they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people would vote on the politician they thought was becoming too powerful and was in a position to establish a tyranny. The “winner” was then exiled from Athens for 10 years.
Br4oD TIL of angel gowns. Wedding dresses are donated to charities and people sew them into infant sized dresses for deceased infants that died in NICU. Grieving families can take pictures or baptize their babies prior to laying them to rest. These are made through no cost of the family.
9w5eB TIL that it rains diamonds on Uranus and Neptune.
Rkm6 TIL the Ancient Romans would flood the Colosseum to re-enact sea battles
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