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TIL the last independent ancient Greek state was in India

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W0Ed TIL that Tycho Brahe wore a golden nose to replace his lost during a mathematical debate. He also owned a tame elk which apparently died of drinking too much beer. He also died from waiting too long to take a piss. Overall, Tycho Brahe was a quite a unique dude.
D46e TIL in 2004 the CEO of Smith & Wesson stepped down after it was revealed that he had served 15 years in prison for armed robbery. When asked why he never told anyone, he said “No one asked.”
BpZd TIL that in 1986 the dictator of the Philippines, Marcos, held an election to prove the peoples’ love of him, and then proceeded to lose that election
9YZEG TIL in In 1939, 20,000 Americans rallied in New York’s Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism
QJdQX TIL that actress Tallulah Bankhead nearly died following a five-hour emergency hysterectomy due to venereal disease. Only 70 lbs (32kg) when she left the hospital, she stoically said to her doctor, "Don't think this has taught me a lesson!"