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TIL Conrad Heyer, born in 1749, is this earliest-born person ever to be photographed

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VBQkQ TIL: The Romans had curse tablets, which were used to ask gods, spirits, or the deceased to curse a person or object. They were placed in graves, pools, wells, temples, or in homes of their target. There are also erotic curses, which were used by both men and women.
5YD1Q TIL in 2012, 2410 years after the original trial, a mock trial of Socrates was held by a panel consisting of 10 international judges deciding under the ancient Athenian law. Final vote was split 5-5 and he was narrowly acquitted. Audience members watching the mock trial also voted 584-282 to acquit.
oB9WW TIL peanut butter was originally invented as a substitute for people who couldn't eat meat because of how bad their teeth were
4jwo TIL When Alexander the Great was invading India he learnt of a Brahmin who lived in the woods. He visited him and the Brahmin replied, “You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as will suffice to bury you”. Alexander approved of this sentiment and left him in peace.
6rjJ TIL That the Japanese school year is 240 days long, giving their students three more years of total instruction received compared to an American High School grad.