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TIL that Charles Darwin's grandfather invented the buy one get one free deal to sell more pottery

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p0g4 TIL Chrysippus, an ancient Athenian philosopher, died from laughing at one of his own jokes.
oj8L TIL: it’s illegal for offices in NYC to require men to wear ties without also requiring women to wear ties
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Oo1a4 TIL in the United States, Divorce used to only be granted by the Governments and in 1823 Congress debated whether John Wheelwright could divorce his wife on grounds of insanity. The Senate voted No.