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TIL that the “your mother” insult is found in nearly all cultures and is as old as humanity itself with examples in Shakespeare and the Bible.

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1GdV TIL, In 200 BC, when Sparta was at the height of its power there were 20 slaves for every citizen.
jNVjn TIL that in 1808 two Frenchmen held a duel in the skies by both riding their own hot air balloon and shooting at each other's balloon
wZ97 TIL A clock’s hands moving ‘clockwise’ was intended to imitate the way the shadow on a sundial in the Northern hemisphere moves during the day.
6E6ZQ TIL of the ABC TV show Turn-On, which debuted February 1969. The first episode was so bad, one affiliate refused to return to it after the commercial break. Several west coast affiliates refused to air the show at all. Before the first episode had finished playing, the show was cancelled.
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